The redesign of the Western Range of the British Museum, announced earlier this year, is the latest stage of a 272-year-long ...

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The earliest traditions agree that the first inhabitants of Britain were of the tall persuasion. Some say they were descendants of Noah’s son Ham, and came from Africa about 4000 years ago. Other ...

Wales’ digital treasures, viewed 1.5 billion times, face a threat similar to a “catastrophic” cyber attack that left part of the British Library’s website offline for two years. The stark warning came ...

The King Fahad National Library's pavilion at the Riyadh International Book Fair 2025 is drawing interest with a dedicated booth that introduces visitors to the latest methods and techniques for ...

“A magazine, when properly conducted, is the nursery of genius; and by constantly accumulating new matter, becomes a kind of market for wit and utility.” Thomas Paine made this (true) statement in ...

Three miles south of Windsor Castle, in the western exurbs of London, stands a 25-ton equestrian statue of King George III, cast from old cannons in the decade after his death in 1820. Dressed as ...

Plans to close a library in East Sussex will come under scrutiny at a public meeting later. Westdene is one of three libraries under threat of closure in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, alongside ...

Exeter-based Libraries Unlimited's contract to run 50 libraries for Devon County Council ends on 31 March 2026 "Difficult decisions" which will have a direct impact on services are required to make ...

Delhi Assembly speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday visited the British Library in London to study rare legislative records and photographs from the early 20th century, describing the experience as “a ...

Biblical archaeologists are using ancient texts and modern technology to uncover possible clues to one of Christianity's biggest mysteries. Thomas Cole's 1828 oil painting entitled "The Garden of Eden ...