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British Museum to close on key day in summer – but it won’t say why
British Museum to close on key day in summer – but it won’t say why - Exclusive: Speculation that the closure is related to ...
British Museum faces legal threat over Elgin Marbles deal
The British Museum could face legal action unless it abandons “covert and ideological” negotiations with Greece over the ...
The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years
The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will go on display in London for the first time, on ...
Famous medieval masterpiece to appear at top museum in celebration of 'shared history'
The Bayeux Tapestry, a legendary medieval artwork depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest, is set to be displayed in the U.K. for ...
Bayeux Tapestry to go on show at the British Museum as it returns to England for first time in 900 years
The Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle Of Hastings, is to return to England for the first ...
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France resisted loan of Bayeux Tapestry for ‘decades’, Macron says during British Museum visit
The agreement between France and Britain for the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry was finalised and signed yesterday at the ...
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Over 200 culture workers demand British Museum apologise for Israeli embassy event
Correspondence between the Israeli embassy and UK Secretary of State Peter Kyle suggest event was not intended as private ...
Civilisations returns with unprecedented access to the British Museum’s collection
Featured artefacts from The British Museum’s world-famous collection include the double-headed serpent of the Aztecs, the ...
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Some of the 2,000 items stolen from the British Museum were recovered ...
The head of trustees at the British Museum said Saturday that the museum has recovered some of the 2,000 items believed to have been stolen by an insider, ...
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British Museum Was Warned Gems Were Being Sold on eBay, Emails Show
In 2021, British Museum officials were alerted to a potential thief in their ranks. That year, Ittai Gradel, a Denmark-based dealer in ancient gems, contacted the august London institution with ...