As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why.

Wilde, who had first obtained his card in 1879, had it formally cancelled on June 15, 1895 following one of the most infamous ...

The exhibit explores the early days of U.S.-China trade with a focus on Connecticut merchants and sailors who participated in ...

Museum staff were kept in the dark about Israel independence day event and have issued multiple demands for an apology from ...

The institution aims to both reclaim and elevate the legacy of West African art, while providing a collaborative platform for scholars, writes Emily Allen.

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The politics of the British Museum have long been as arcane as this august institution's labyrinth of stuffed galleries. But in recent months, the vicious carping surrounding the construction of the ...

The University of British Columbia is suing three ... and each of them," reads the claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court. The museum and its rebuilt Great Hall reopened in June 2024 after being ...

British Museum: 6.5 million (+11%) Natural History Museum ... Yet the museum remains a steward of human history, from Assyrian lion hunts to the Lewis Chessmen. The 2000 Great Court ...

Greece and Rome — and forms a complex tangle of spaces condensed into an entirely enclosed area between the Great Court and Bloomsbury Street. The British Museum is itself an artefact.

The British Museum has announced a new £46.1 million construction ... In 2003 Foster + Partners’ transformation of the museum’s Great Court was also among the contenders for Britain’s top architecture ...