as Sir Percival wanted his private collection to be used to inform and inspire people. Director of the British Museum Dr Nicholas Cullinan said: “I am humbled by the generosity of the trustees ...

Home to some of the world’s most extraordinary artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the Elgin Marbles, the British Museum is ...

London The Museum's human comparative collection is one of the largest collections of human remains in the UK, comprising around 25,000 individuals and representing a worldwide distribution of the ...

The British Museum has announced new trustee appointments—five well-known figures from disciplines including history, ...

2. Captain Cook's I'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea) The spirit collection includes specimens from Captain James Cook's voyages including a rare I'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea), which was collected in Hawaii ...

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. The immense collection can make an ...

The Sir Percival David Foundation will permanently donate its £1 billion ($1.27 billion) Chinese ceramics collection to the British Museum, following regulatory approval to amend its governing ...

An extensive photograph collection covers work at home and overseas. We will consider all requests to reproduce images from our museum and archive collections on condition that they adhere to our ...

it means a lot to all of us at the British Museum to see so many people coming through our doors to see the incredible collection we have on display." Visitors also flooded to the Fitzwilliam ...

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.

On Saturday, the Yale Center for British Art unveiled a new exhibit dedicated to the work of the Romantic painter Joseph ...