“You make up your own mind what to think.” Hew Locke’s voice arrives like a whisper out of nowhere, emanating from speakers suspended throughout his new show at the British Museum in London. The ...

A recent meeting between the British and Greek prime ministers has once again revived a long-running debate about whether the UK should return the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles ...

The UK’s most popular tourist attraction, the British Museum in London, has suddenly announced it will close for the day on Wednesday 9 July. The decision comes at a time when London is thronged with ...

A traditional dance group from Rapa Nui (or Easter Island) performed a ceremony at the British Museum in London in front of one of the giant, iconic statues from their island that has been part of the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." London has a lot to offer by way of museums. You could spend weeks in the British Museum alone, but ...

The British Museum had to close some of its doors to visitors Friday, after a former employee allegedly succeeded in shutting down elements of its IT system. The BBC reports that the museum’s ...

A fragment of the contested Parthenon sculptures of Ancient Greece on display at the British Museum in London. (photo Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images) Imagine your car is stolen. Overnight, you ...

As the British Museum in London considers renewing its sponsorship deal with oil company BP, activists from BP or Not BP? staged a theatrical protest calling on the museum to drop fossil fuel funding.