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Macron to visit Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London and meet Burnham

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to the Netherlands on Wednesday, before beginning his two-day trip to the UK.

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Bayeux Tapestry set to go on show at British Museum

The medieval masterpiece will be displayed at the London museum from September 2026 to July 2027 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conqueror.

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Nearly 50,000 sign petition against loan of Bayeux Tapestry to London

The petition warns that transporting the fragile, thousand-year-old embroidery could cause irreparable damage.

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British Museum tops UK attractions list, but sector still struggles

Official figures have revealed that the British Museum was – for the second year in a row – the UK’s most-visited attraction in 2024. While visitor numbers for cultural attractions are rising, however, the sector remains fragile.

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Lifestyle

British Museum showcases spectacular public treasure hunter finds

Amateur treasure hunters, from detectorists to mudlarkers, are uncovering remarkable historical artefacts across Britain, with the British Museum spotlighting their latest finds.

Greece

Greek lawmakers elect Constantine Tassoulas as president

Constantine Tassoulas, an advocate for the return of the Parthenon sculptures, has been elected Greece's new president, succeeding Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

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How many artefacts in the British Museum are actually British?

It's often claimed online that the British Museum in London would have nothing left to show if it returned every artefact that the UK allegedly stole from other countries, but there's more to the claim than meets the eye.

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German museum repatriates ancient marble head to Greece

Will the return of the sculpture, which will go on display in Thessaloniki, put extra pressure on the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles?

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Most Britons support permanent British Museum slave trade exhibit

A new poll reveals that 53% of British people back a permanent exhibition at the British Museum focused on Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

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British Museum accepts highest-value donation in UK museum history

The official donation of the entire Sir Percival David Foundation is worth an estimated £1 billion.

Art

Never-seen-before Picasso prints go on display at British Museum

Over 80 prints by Pablo Picasso are featured in a new British Museum exhibition in London, showcasing his lesser-known work as a printmaker.

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Remarkable coin collection bought by UK trust for over €5 million

A remarkable collection of 2,584 silver pennies dating back to the Norman Conquest has been acquired for £4.3 million (around €5.16 million), setting a record as the most valuable treasure ever discovered in the UK.

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Researchers decipher 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets predicting doom

Ancient tablets acquired by the British Museum decades ago have finally been deciphered - and they weren’t exactly good news for kings.

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British Museum admits to breaking UK law after missing artefact report

The museum admitted that many of the approximately 2000 missing items may be “unrecoverable” after being defaced and “sold for scrap”.

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Native American tribes are still waiting for items from US museums

Hundreds of thousands of items that should have been returned under the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 still remain in museum custody.

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Art(istic) theft: Brazilian artist steals coin from British Museum

Hundreds of items have gone missing from the British Museum – but, this time, a historic coin was stolen by an artist.