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The British Museum has had to apologise after a translator’s words were used without permission. Writer and translator Yilin Wang shared on Twitter that their translations of work by the Chinese feminist poet Qiu Jin appeared in the museum’s exhibition, China’s Hidden Century, without consent.

The move comes amid a dispute over pay, pensions and jobs in the civil service

Exclusive: Yilin Wang claims she did not receive any credit for translations of Qiu Jin’s work in the China’s Hidden Century exhibition

In 1796, when the sixth emperor acceded, the Qing presided over a third of the world’s population and one of the most prosperous empires in history. In 1912, the 11th and last emperor abdicated, aged 12, ending 2,000 years of dynastic rule, and paving the way for the modern Chinese…

Letter: Melanie Winterbotham reflects on the loss of public access to knowledge and art when museums close due to lack of funding

Hidden from us, not them, this packed 100 years tells a complex story of profound and rapid change

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Greece's prime minister says his government is exploring a “win-win” solution to one of the world’s most intractable cultural heritage disputes: The fate of the Parthenon Sculptures currently in the British Museum

After passing a "watershed bill" to establish Indigenous truth-telling and healing, the premier promised to accompany First Nations people to the British Museum to reclaim stolen artefacts.

A new twist on Greece v Persia, the Pinochet dictatorship remembered through art, and a provocative mash-up of art history and modern life

Teachers joining junior doctors, Passport Office staff and driving examiners in taking action this month