Museum Island was in ruins after World War II. The UNESCO World Heritage site was reborn thanks to a master plan.

Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

All additions and restorations contribute to further anchor Museum Island's status as Germany's blockbuster equivalent to the Louvre in Paris or the British Museum in London. By giving a new lease ...

Before satellites and global positioning systems, ancient civilizations charted their known universe with remarkable ...

astonished many folk by declaring that he had discovered in the British Museum tablets which related to the pseudo science of astrological astronomy. And it is not surprising that such a ...

Uruk, Ur, Meggido, Babylon, and Nineveh rose among the planet ... Mesopotamian statuette Photograph by The Trustees of The British Museum Many spectacular Sumerian artifacts have been unearthed ...

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The British Museum reveals a fascinating collection of ancient artifacts that push the boundaries of historical understanding ...

In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.

On Tuesday, staff at the British Museum were reportedly told there would be a "large corporate event" that evening. They said they were asked to leave work early. That evening, British ministers ...

ANTI-IMPERIALIST climate group Energy Embargo for Palestine (EEFP) gathered outside the British Museum on Tuesday evening after learning it had hosted an Israeli Independence Day event behind closed ...

The French philanthropist Frédéric Jousset is funding a new scheme enabling schoolchildren from across the UK to visit a range of cultural venues including the British Museum in London.