A New Trustee at the British Museum Is Opposed to Returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Among of the new trustees appointed to the British Museum is an academic expert opposed to the return of antiquities taken ...
Will the British Museum present high-quality replicas of the Parthenon sculptures?
The proposal to create high-quality replicas could serve as a compromise, allowing the British Museum to retain a display ...
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British Museum Retains Crown As UK’s Most-Visited Attraction
For the second year running, the British Museum has topped the list of the United Kingdom’s most-visited attractions, drawing ...
British Museum most visited UK attraction in 2024
The most-visited attraction in the UK for the second year in a row was the British Museum, according to official figures. The ...
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UK government announces raft of new museum trustees, including artist Isaac Julien and ‘Traitors’ presenter Claudia Winkleman
The UK government has today announced 16 new trustee appointments at the British Museum, Tate and Victoria and Albert Museum ...
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The British Museum’s once-in-a-generation chance to reimagine itself
When construction began in Bloomsbury in 1823, the British Museum was said to be one of the biggest building sites in Europe. Two centuries later, it is destined to become a huge construction ...
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British Museum appoints five new trustees
Lord DANIEL FINKELSTEIN, TOM HOLLAND, Dr TIFFANY JENKINS, MARTHA KEARNEY and CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN have all been appointed for four year terms as trustees of the British Museum by Prime Minister KEIR ...
British Museum was the UK’s most popular tourist attraction for the second year in a row
Major tourist attractions saw a 3.4% increase in visits last year but face challenges from rises in the cost of doing ...
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UK MPs urge ban on Egyptian mummy displays in British museums
One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...
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British Museum and Science Museum under increasing pressure to scrap BP sponsorship after oil giant drops climate targets
Over the past decade at least 15 UK cultural institutions have ended sponsorship deals with fossil fuel companies, with the British Museum and Science Museum the last two still prepared to take ...
Funding for museum about Irish in British Army
UNTOLD: The Museum has unveiled plans to create a state-of-the-art museum across two sites in Belfast and Enniskillen.
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British Museum most visited UK attraction in 2024
The most-visited attraction in the UK for the second year in a row was the British Museum, according to official figures. The famous London museum saw 6,479,952 visitors through its doors in 2024 ...