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British Museum to loan Lewis Chessmen to France in exchange for Bayeux Tapestry

THE British Museum will loan the Lewis Chessman to France in exchange for the Bayeux Tapestry, set to return to England for the first time in more…

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Bayeux Tapestry to return to England for first time in more than 900 years

The tapestry is expected to arrive in the UK to the British Museum next year on loan from France.

The Independent UK

Your chance to stare down a god: inside the British Museum’s mesmerising look at Indian religions

A show full of deities, snakes and shrines puts three ancient faiths in the spotlight. Our writer seeks out its inspiration in the bustling metropolis of Mumbai

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19th Century Japanese artist takes over the Outernet

A new installation at the Outernet is bringing the legendary work of Hiroshige to the big screens, in a collaboration with the British Museum

Evening Standard

Hiroshige’s peerless prints, McCartney’s unseen snaps and Vancouver’s blue skies – the week in art

Van Gogh’s favourite Japanese artist is at the British Museum, Lisa Milroy’s memories of Canada are on show in London, and new thresholds are crossed by Do Ho Suh

The Guardian - UK

Greece welcomes Vatican's return of Parthenon fragments to Acropolis

The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago.

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Beat brain rot: clear your mind with 55 screen-free activities, from birdwatching to colouring books

Feel like screen time is sapping your concentration? Take a break from the digital world this Easter with these mindful suggestions

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British Museum is right to keep Parthenon marbles, says new trustee

Historian Dr Tiffany Jenkins is one of the lineup of new appointees that has raised cultural and historical hackles

The Guardian - UK

Claudia Winkleman ‘deeply honoured’ to join British Museum’s board of trustees

Historian Tom Holland and BBC Radio 4’s Martha Kearney have also become trustees.

Evening Standard

4,000-year-old tablets found in Iraq reveal ancient red tape

Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding light on the earliest known empire's complex bureaucracy.

Euronews

‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds

Ancient Mesopotamian stone tablets show extraordinary detail and reach of government in cradle of world civilisations

The Guardian - UK

Museums defend BP sponsorship despite backlash against cuts to climate change funding

The British Museum’s relationship with BP was decried as ‘untenable’ and ‘indefensible’

The Independent UK

Museums defend BP sponsorship after firm abandons climate targets

British Museum and Science Museum said BP’s decision to grow fossil fuel investment would not alter relationship

The Guardian - UK

Amateur Detectorists Unearth Historical Treasures In England

Discover how amateur history hunters in England unearth rare artifacts, including a Viking coin and ancient jewelry, shedding light on the country's rich past.

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British Museum forced to partly close following cyberattack by ex-worker

A cyberattack caused by a former IT contractor forced the Biritsh Museum to close some exhibitions over the weekend.

The Independent UK

The British Museum says it is partly closed after a fired employee shut down IT systems

The British Museum is partially closed to the public after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems

Evening Standard

Arrest after contractor allegedly ‘shut down’ British Museum IT systems

A spokesman for the museum said a former member of staff had trespassed and subsequently been arrested.

The Guardian - UK

British Museum forced to partly close after alleged IT attack by former employee

A recently dismissed contractor shut down several systems before being arrested, the museum said

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The Guardian - UK

The Great Wave: why has this become the defining image of our era?

Almost two centuries after its creation, Hokusai’s print is more popular than ever, featuring on everything from nail art to Lego to socks. What is its appeal?

The Guardian - UK

‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?

Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

The Guardian - UK

Where tourists seldom tread, part 14: three English towns form the unlikely end of the Silk Road

If you can’t make it to Samarkand or Xian, visit Jarrow, Lichfield or Southend at the other end of the historic trading route

The Guardian - UK

Pirates invade Falmouth, camels trek London and Aus goes gaga for Kusama – the week in art

Yayoi lands in Melbourne, the Silk Road runs through the British Museum and corsairs real and fictional dock in Cornwall – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

The best art and architecture of 2024

Our critics’ highlights include magnificently rough portraits by the late Frank Auerbach, Caravaggio’s final painting and a 1930s silo reborn as a museum of modern art

Evening Standard

Nicholas Cullinan's guide to London: Korean fried chicken, karaoke and The River Café

The British Museum boss on his favourite karaoke spot, nights out with Courtney Love and the Miuccia Prada line he lives by

Evening Standard

Deal on Elgin Marbles ‘still some distance’ away, says George Osborne

British Museum chairman Mr Osborne said Sir Keir Starmer’s Government had contributed to a warmer spirit of negotiations with Greece.

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