The Former Director of the British Museum Weighs in on Statues in the U.K. Neil MacGregor points to Germany to discuss methods of processing problematic histories. By Helen Holmes • 09/08/21 9:00am ...

The British Museum, home to some of the world’s most treasured historic artifacts, has moved the bust of its founder from a display pedestal because of his links to slavery.

The stone is one of more than 100,000 Egyptian and Sudanese relics housed in the British Museum. A large percentage were obtained during Britain’s colonial rule over the region from 1883 to 1953. 5 ...

Jack Marshall, 24, is taking being statuesque to a new level. Jake Marshall, from Norwich, England, successfully face swapped with statues in the British Museum in London. Courtesy Jake Marshall ...

Greece on Friday unveiled ancient artifacts from Athens' Parthenon that were returned from the Vatican Museums, leading to mounting pressure for the British Museum to do the same.

British Museum experts have helped return a rare 2nd century sculpture to Libya after it was seized while being smuggled through Heathrow Airport.

In 1791, Townley was made a trustee of the British Museum. ... in 1830, it demanded the statues back—a request that British diplomats have consistently rejected. Over time, ...

The British Museum has come under pressure after it sacked a member of staff over around 2,000 treasures reported "missing, ... the museum reviewed security after a 2,500-year-old Greek statue, ...

“The British Museum is one of the worst offenders when it comes to the problems of how we remember history. ... Toppled Statue of British Slave Trader Goes on View at Bristol Museum. June 10, 2020.