The British Museum removed references to “Palestine” from some ancient Middle East displays. The decision has drawn criticism ...

UK Lawyers for Israel prompts change, arguing applying name to periods when no such entity existed risks 'obscuring the ...

The British Museum has successfully raised the money to acquire a heart-shaped artifact memorializing one of England’s most ...

The institution acknowledged altering some texts to refer to Canaan, an ancient name for the region, but said the word “Palestine” still appears elsewhere.

In its letter to museum director Nicholas Cullinan, UKLFI argued that using the term Palestine in the exhibits “has the compounding effect of erasing the kingdoms of Israel and of Judea” and ...

What’s in a name? Quite a bit if you’re the British Museum and the P-word is involved: ‘Palestine’. Pro-Palestinian activists ...

The British Museum has acquired a golden "Tudor Heart" pendant that offers insights into King Henry VIII’s imarriage to Catherine of Aragon.

LONDON — It is one thing to commission surveys into an art institution’s links to colonialism or slavery. Repatriation and recognition of cultural objects obtained by nefarious means remain urgent ...

The 24-carat gold pendant is linked to Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

The British Museum has received a private collection of Chinese ceramics estimated at approximately £1 billion GBP ($1.27 billion USD) — the highest-value object gift in UK museum history. Donated by ...

The museum says it has reached a fundraising goal so it can permanently display the artefact.

The fundraising campaign"captured the public's imagination with the untold love story the Tudor Heart tells between Henry and ...