Following a highly publicized string of thefts by a staff member, the British Museum in London announced it will digitize its collection in a bid to document its holdings and make them known to the ...

Few institutions hold as much global prestige and controversy as the British Museum. Behind its grand façade lies a collection shaped not only by curiosity but also by conquest. Interestingly, many of ...

The British Museum in London has fired an employee after it discovered several valuable items in its collection were missing. The objects include pieces of gold jewelry, gems and semi-precious stones ...

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 ...

Mark Jones was appointed as the new interim director at the British Museum on Wednesday as the institution seeks to restore its reputation following the theft of about 2,000 artifacts from its ...

The museum will overhaul its record keeping, but its leaders said that millions of items still would not be individually documented. By Alex Marshall Two months after it announced the firing of a ...

Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build up a collection like this today,” one expert said. By Alex Marshall ...

From the stone that unlocked hieroglyphics to towering statues and eerie mummies, the British Museum’s Ancient Egypt collection is a must-see for history lovers. ByDavid Nikel, Senior Contributor.