Belarus-born, US-based hedge fund billionaire Igor Tulchinsky has committed to sponsoring the British Museum’s display of the Bayeux Tapestry this autumn. In a deal thought to be worth around £5mn, one of the largest exhibition sponsorships in the museum’s...
The British Museum has secured the £3.5 million required to buy a Tudor period heart-shaped pendant in time for Valentine's Day. The jewel was discovered by a metal detector last year. The 24-carat gold pendant is a rare find from the court of Henry VIII and...
The British Museum has confirmed it is recruiting a dedicated specialist to track down hundreds of missing antiquities, including gold jewellery, engraved gems, and semi-precious stones, believed to have been stolen over several years by its former head curator...
The British Museum has quietly stamped out its long-running tobacco sponsorship deal — a partnership that always sat awkwardly in its portfolio of advertisers. After 15 years of taking money from Japan Tobacco International, maker of Benson & Hedges, Silk Cut,...
This October, as Frieze once again transforms London into a global stage for art, the British Museum will venture into new territory of its own. On 18 October, the institution hosts its first fundraising Ball—an event pitched as a permanent fixture in the city's...
The British Museum has announced plans for a nationwide programme to accompany its landmark exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry, which will travel to the UK for the first time in nearly a millennium. The 70-metre embroidery, which chronicles the Norman conquest of...
The British Museum has secured the long-anticipated loan of the Bayeux Tapestry, marking its first return to British soil in nearly a millennium. The iconic embroidery, a 70-metre visual chronicle of the Norman Conquest of 1066, will be displayed in London from...
The British Museum has welcomed design visionary Sir Jony Ive to its Board of Trustees, marking a pivotal moment as the institution advances its ambitious Masterplan—a transformative reimagining of one of the world’s most significant cultural landmarks. Renowned for...
The British Museum has announced new trustee appointments—five well-known figures from disciplines including history, journalism, and broadcasting who are quietly shaping Britain's cultural conversation. Claudia Winkleman, the Strictly Come Dancing host and Cambridge...