Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from British Museum

Secrets of Stonehenge and other ancient sites unlocked for the summer solstice

The story of Stonehenge starts around 5,000 years ago. But its famous old stones, some of which were transported all the way from south-west Wales to Wiltshire, are just part of the story.

The Conversation

Reports of the blockbuster exhibition’s death are premature as Tate’s Kahlo show breaks ticket record

Recent Van Gogh show was National Gallery’s most popular ever and British Museum gears up for arrival of Bayeux tapestry

The Guardian - UK

British Museum director defends decision to postpone Jewish lecture

Nicholas Cullinan says cultural institutions ‘caught between opposing political pressures’ after row over event

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Visitors evacuated from British Museum after security scare

IN FULL

The Independent UK

British Museum evacuated after ‘suspicious device’ discovered in toilet

The museum cancelled a lecture on ancient Israel this week due to security concerns

The Independent UK

British Museum postpones Jewish culture month lecture over protest fears

Decision draws criticism from some commentators and free speech advocates as well as Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch

The Guardian - UK

British Museum says Jewish event back on after being accused of 'appeasing antisemites'

Historian Simon Schama, veteran BBC journalist John Simpson and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticised the decision to put back a Jewish Culture Month event to a later date because of concerns it would be disrupted by activists

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

British Museum lecture for Jewish Culture Month postponed over protest fears

IN FULL

The Independent UK

British Museum postpones lecture on ancient Israel over security concerns

British Museum says a ‘significant proportion’ of attendees intendedly to deliberately disrupt the event

The Independent UK

Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum: When are tickets available and how much are they?

The iconic tapestry is going on show in London later this year - here’s what you need to know

Evening Standard

Ittai Gradel obituary

Dealer in antiquities who discovered large-scale thefts from the collections of the British Museum

The Guardian - UK

Historic 400-Year-Old Shakespeare Family Home Declared at Risk After Vehicle Reverses Into Building

Hall's Croft, a Shakespearean heritage site, faces a £10 million restoration after a vehicle collision exposed its fragile state, highlighting the challenges of preserving historic buildings.

International Business Times UK

Antiquities dealer who exposed thefts at British Museum dies aged 61

Ittai Gradel died of renal cancer days after museum awarded him medal for ‘very significant contribution’

The Guardian - UK

Natural History Museum is UK's most visited tourist attraction with record 7.1m visitors in 2025

The attraction, home to everything from dinosaur skeletons to gemstones, has overtaken the British Museum to claim the top spot

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Maxine Peake among 200 figures urging British Museum to support Palestine

The letter comes amid reports that the museum has removed the word ‘Palestine’ from several of its gallery displays.

The Independent UK

UK’s free museums are in trouble. Should tourists start paying?

IN FOCUS: Visitors to London’s galleries and museums can see some of the finest artworks in the world without paying a penny – but for how much longer? Annabel Nugent explores the fraught debate about who should foot the bill for keeping them free of charge

The Independent UK

How a brazen thief stole 300 pieces of art from the British Museum

IN FULL

The Independent UK

British Museum staff member stole over 300 pieces of art before being caught red-handed

Former employee smuggled out and sold hundreds of prints during the early 1990s, new book reveals

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

British Museum announces ticket sales details for Bayeux Tapestry exhibition: ‘A truly once-in-a-lifetime experience’

It could become one of the museum's most popular attractions ever

The Independent UK

London now hit with more than 300 suspected cases in measles outbreak, leaked report shows

Exclusive: Leaked report reveals 34 confirmed measles cases in London were associated with just one school

Evening Standard

British Museum offers ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’ to see Bayeux Tapestry

Tickets to see the tapestry at London’s British Museum will first be available for entry on dates between September and December.

The Times of India

Japan’s legendary Samurai: Unveil the mysterious legacy of knights from fearsome swordsmen to masterful artists

What comes to your mind when you hear the term ‘samurai’? For most people, the imagination rolls out like men on the battlefield, clad in armour, wielding a sword, and unwavering in loyalty. From the medieval period, the story began during that period with an over 1000-year history, which holds…

The Guardian - UK

British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays

Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutral

Evening Standard

British Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient Middle East displays

The word “Palestine” has been removed from some British Museum displays following complaints from a pro-Israel legal group.

The Independent UK

British Museum raises £3.5m to save heart pendant linked to Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon

The 24-carat artefact was found by a metal detectorist in a Midlands field

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Natural History Museum

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.