The British Museum has been partially closed to visitors after a former employee allegedly shut down some of its IT network. The museum alleged that the contractor entered the building and ...

An exquisite diptych which links Albrecht Dürer and Christian Ethiopia is being investigated at the British Museum, raising a fascinating story of cross-cultural links. One side of the diptych ...

The Global Story. Stolen treasures: Scandal at the British Museum. Audio, 24 minutesThe Global Story Stolen treasures: Scandal at the British Museum ...

A 116-year-old serviette commemorating the West Stanley Pit Disaster which was discovered folded up inside a book has been ...

The museum says capacity is limited, with members and those who already hold tickets given priority. Fewer than 10 Iron Age helmets have been found in Britain, so the discovery delights experts.

A former British Museum employee has been arrested after allegedly breaking in and shutting down the museum's security and IT systems. The person - who had recently been fired - "trespassed" at ...

The BBC show is recorded at Weald and Downland Living Museum in Singleton, West Sussex. The village is located just north of ...

The British Museum is launching a new exhibition that explores the history of gladiatorial contests in Roman Britain. 'Gladiators of Britain', a British Museum Partnership Exhibition with ...

I worked as a tour guide on the London Eye and their river cruise while at Rada. I always loved talking about all the plays ...

Back home in Washington, D.C., The New Yorker writer Kyle Chayka and his wife, Jess, cook “constantly and elaborately,” he says. (Their home is conveniently sandwiched between ...

The British architect has built an unprecedented factory of fine design. Inside the world of the man who creates exquisite ...

This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. You’ll find 100 objects from the British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK.