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Egypt calls for return of Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered

Prominent Egyptian archaeologists have renewed a call for the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum to Egypt, 200 years after the deciphering of the slab unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic script and marked the birth of Egyptology.

Reuters

John Oliver on stolen antiquities in western museums: ‘Abject callousness on display’

The Last Week Tonight host digs into the history of stolen artifacts and the market in dubiously sourced antiquities

The Guardian - US

Rosetta Stone moved for first time in 18 years

Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt will go on display from October 13.

The Independent UK

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Temporary return of Aboriginal artefacts for Tasmanian exhibition sparks conversation

Local Aboriginal artefacts are returned to Tasmania for a new exhibition, some for the first time since their removal more than 200 years ago. Should they stay?

ABC News

V&A drops financial ties with Sackler family over links with opioids

London museum bows to years of pressure and removes signs bearing name of family associated with OxyContin crisis

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Rosetta Stone: a monument to code-breaking

Editorial: If it weren’t for humanity’s passion for cryptography, one of the world’s most famous artefacts would just be a broken slab of stone

The Guardian - UK

Two UK museums open up their collection to Cambodian archaeologists looking for looted treasure

Cambodian government says artefacts could have been illegally brought into the UK museums

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Museums in England and Wales to gain powers to dispose of objects on moral grounds

Exclusive: a provision of the new Charities Act could have a significant impact on restitution cases for years to come

The Guardian - UK

‘Inconvenient truths’: Berlin’s Humboldt Forum faces up to its colonial past

The revamped museum fully opened on Friday, its looted Benin bronzes now repatriated to Nigeria. Yet are films, replicas and involvement of indigenous communities more than just window dressing?

The Guardian - UK

Britain Stole The World’s Most Expensive Diamond From India — Now Ppl Are Calling For Its Return

A campaign for the Royal Family to return the world's most expensive cut diamond, Kohinoor, to its rightful home in India has been reignited.

Pedestrian.tv

Londoner explains how to spend a day out in capital for under £10 - including fares, food and drink

Many would expect a trip to London to be expensive - but this TikToker said it could be done for just a few pounds

Wales Online

Northumberland museum to bring home rare Anglo-Saxon objects ahead of 2023 opening

Ad Gefrin will display rare and never before seen objects to celebrate the Anglo-Saxon Golden Age

Chronicle Live

Anglo-Saxon treasures ‘returning home’ for north-east heritage venture

British Museum among those loaning items help Ad Gefrin visitor centre tell story of Northumbria’s golden age

The Guardian - UK

The evolution of museums - returning what was taken

European museums are stacked with cultural treasures taken from their former colonies. New thinking could change that.

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Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Kwasi Kwarteng laughs the night away at men-only club

In today’s Diary: Kwasi Kwarteng’s big night out / Princess Diana’s wardrobe / Another headache for the British Museum / Carnival brings out London celebs / Sturgeon’s strange request

The Guardian - UK

British Museum receives major bequest of Chinese porcelain and jades

Sir Joseph Hotung’s gift is ‘one of the most generous ever received’ by museum

The Guardian - UK

The Lebanese House; Shattered Glass of Beirut; Maurice Broomfield: Industrial Sublime – review

In all their ruined glory a Beirut house and ancient glassware are recreated or restored, two years after the city’s devastating port explosion. Plus, a magnificent snapshot of postwar Britain’s industrial might

The Guardian - UK

Ancient glass vessels restored after Beirut blast go on display at British Museum

Eight objects from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods were shattered in port explosion two years ago

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Asharq Al-Awsat

British Museum Showcases Ancient Vessels Smashed in Beirut Blast

Eight ancient glass vessels shattered in the 2020 Beirut explosion go on display at the British Museum from Thursday, walking visitors through the painstaking international project to piece them back together. The vessels, from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods, were reconstructed at the world-famous museum's conservation laboratories, and will…

The Guardian - UK

Geoff Pickup obituary

Other lives: Designer at the British Museum responsible for notable galleries and exhibitions

Zenger

Indigenous South Americans Team Up With British Museum To Study Objects Taken By Early Colonists

Delegates from the Yahgan and Kawéskar communities visited London last month to study the artifacts for the first time.

Inverse

Scientists may have revealed the ancient secret behind China’s Bronze Age

By studying the ratio of metals in coins from ancient China's Bronze Age, researchers may have cracked formulas that described mysterious components called Jin and Xi and complicated our view of the era's metal manufacturing.

Pedestrian.tv

A London Museum Is Returning Artefacts Stolen From Nigeria Better 125 Yrs Late Than Never

Ok British Museum, now u.

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Return of Benin bronzes turns heat up on the British Museum

In today’s Diary: Pressure on BM over bronzes / How close is Gordon Brown to Starmer? / Bond’s 60th bday / Blenheim and Wilderness parties / Nigel Farage’s right wing weekend

Tribune News Service

Rocking good etiquette at The Ritz London

I had cautioned Ryan that, whatever else we did on our father-son military history tour of England, we would begin with live-fire etiquette practice in preparation for a big event we would shortly be attending. Owing to a transit strike (which seems to occur every other time I visit Britain),…

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