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Pieces from in-house collection and Japan to go on show in blockbuster show
Question raised by French president of where ex-colonies’ art belongs needs a new answer
Message on 4,500-year-old Mesopotamia marble pillar only recently deciphered
The International Training Programme is an initiative to spread the institution’s know-how around the world
Collection of figurines and other ‘exquisite’ objects was amassed in the early 20th century
Exhibition includes exquisite reliefs from the palace of Nineveh
A handsome exhibition traces how the French sculptor’s obsession with the Parthenon Marbles informed his work
Demands for repatriation of artefacts seized by marauders are becoming hard to resist
The bond formed between Ghika, Craxton and Leigh Fermor over the landscape is celebrated in a new show
President Macron’s repatriation promise has brought the debate into the public gaze
While high-tech strategies attract big sponsors, engage visitors and enrich artists’ work, is there a need for caution?
Metal-detector enthusiasts made 1,120 discoveries in 2016
New storage facility for artefacts to be established outside Reading
Partnership with Google allows classic collection of images and casts to be viewed online
The 40,000-year-old Lion Man is the star of the show in a tightly organised exhibition on all aspects of religion
Mysteries of the ancient nomads of Siberia come under the spotlight in a new show
Businessman who created opportunities for African and Indian artists
He promises a more coherent collection including the revival of Chinese galleries
Reading Room to return as exhibition space in vision for the next decade and beyond
British Museum offers insights into nomadic warriors who smoked cannabis and dined on cheese
Government cuts have continued unrelentingly over the past seven years
British Museum hosts Japanese artist’s paintings from ‘prodigiously productive’ period
We look at the beautiful drawings behind the gems and asking why they matter
British Museum printmaking exhibition to include US artist’s first political campaign poster
