The British Museum, the country's most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an ...

The British Museum in London announced the temporary closure of several galleries after a former contractor disabled its IT ...

The British Museum is facing an "omni-crisis" as it launches a £150,000 rebrand project following a series of controversies ...

A special touring exhibition dedicated to Roman gladiator combat, supported by the British Museum, has opened in Dorchester, ...

Headless skeletons, feral bears and female fighters – a new British Museum show revolutionises our understanding of life in ...

See all the objects from the Radio 4 series A History of the World in 100 Objects. Click on any link to find out more about an object, zoom in on the image and listen again or download the programme.

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.

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer said the museum ... Its collection spans six continents and two million years of history, including the Parthenon sculptures, also known as the Elgin ...

What's more, it's free to visit. From the Rosetta Stone to the Parthenon Sculptures to Mesopotamian objects, the British Museum is a history buff's dream containing artifacts in the millions.

British Museum, London Photograph by Josse/Scala ... One of the greatest artworks in human history was now housed in the middle of London, a vital propaganda tool in projecting the image of ...

Their efforts to observe and document the nature on our doorstep form part of the Museum's art collection. Andrea Hart, Head of Library Special Collections, shares some highlights from the collection ...