By Alex Marshall Reporting from London The trustees of one of the world’s most renowned private collection of Chinese ceramics on Wednesday donated all 1,700 objects to the British Museum in a ...

A world-class collection of Chinese ceramics worth a whopping £1 billion ($1.27 billion) has been donated to the British Museum by the Sir Percival David Foundation. Together, the 1,700 rare ...

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The British Museum said on Wednesday it would receive 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics worth around 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion), in the largest ...

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The Museum receives many requests to access collection material for external scientific research. To safeguard the collection, all requests are subject to a review process following a formal ...

The British Museum is to receive the highest-value gift in UK museum history as it acquires £1 billion worth of Chinese ceramics. Trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation are to donate 1,700 ...

Navigate thousands of years of history and explore exhibits you might not see on your own with a knowledgeable guide who brings artifacts to life. Did you know that despite being a "British" Museum, ...

Hew Locke’s voice arrives like a whisper out of nowhere, emanating from speakers suspended throughout his new show at the British Museum in London. The invitation is generous, assuring visitors ...

The British Museum is to receive what is believed to be the highest-value gift ever received by a UK museum with the acquisition of £1bn worth of Chinese ceramics. Trustees of the Sir Percival ...

The British Museum (BM) has bought 2,420 Japanese artefacts with tobacco company funding. This support is credited to JTI, the innocuous initials of Japan Tobacco International. Its cigarette ...

The British Museum is both an architectural beauty and a trove of some of the world's most noted antiquities. In fact, many travelers say it's the best museum in all of London. What's more ...

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