Hyperallergic

What in the Devil Was Peter Thiel Doing at the British Museum?

For reasons that remain unclear, the London museum hosted the Palantir founder at a VIP preview of the Bayeux Tapestry.

Bayeux Tapestry ‘virtually unchanged’, British museum says, after France spots broken threads

The 68m-long embroidered artwork will be displayed at the British Museum until July 2027. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Greek Reporter

British Museum Lends Parthenon Sculptures to Germany Amid Greece’s Reunification Fight

Parthenon Sculptures from the British Museum will go to Frankfurt, while Greece rejects a request to lend nine Acropolis ...
The Art Newspaper

Lina Ghotmeh: ‘Museums should go beyond conservation to foster exchange, reflection and critical thinking’

In February 2025, Lina Ghotmeh, the Beirut-born, Paris-based architect, won the competition to oversee the remodelling of the Western Range of the British Museum, a series of galleries that makes up ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A British Museum Is Searching for a Rare 1940s Housecoat From a Fashion Brand That Dressed the Queen—and, on Special Occasions, Ordinary Women Too

Patterned with a map of the British Isles, the housecoat was an early design by the pioneering brand Horrockses, which turned cotton cloth into whimsical women's wear after World War II ...

British Museum's Tracey Emin: 'UK should share exhibits including Elgin Marbles'

Dame Tracey Emin said she hoped France's loaning of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum will encourage the UK to share ...
ARTnews on MSN

Andy Burnham reverses call for British Museum to return Parthenon marbles

The Greek government first formally requested the marbles' restitution in 1983, which the British Museum has consistently ...
GB News on MSN

Emmanuel Macron spotted placing hand on Queen's back at British Museum

President Emmanuel Macron was captured on video gently placing his hand on Queen Camilla's back as the two couples gathered ...