Escape from the British Museum tells the story of a jade teapot ... "We are very pleased to see Chinese young people are passionate about history and tradition… We are also looking forward ...

The British Museum has experienced thefts before ... treasures are actually stored behind closed doors. The Natural History Museum, for example, has 80 million objects in its collection - and ...

See all the objects from the Radio 4 series A History of the World in 100 Objects. Click on any link to find out more about an object, zoom in on the image and listen again or download the programme.

The British Museum is to receive the highest-value gift in UK museum history as it acquires £1billion worth of Chinese ...

What's more, it's free to visit. From the Rosetta Stone to the Parthenon Sculptures to Mesopotamian objects, the British Museum is a history buff's dream containing artifacts in the millions.

British Museum, London Photograph by Josse/Scala ... One of the greatest artworks in human history was now housed in the middle of London, a vital propaganda tool in projecting the image of ...

He collected natural history specimens and cultural artefacts along the way. After his death in 1753, Sloane's will allowed Parliament to buy his extensive collection of more than 71,000 items for £20 ...

Their efforts to observe and document the nature on our doorstep form part of the Museum's art collection. Andrea Hart, Head of Library Special Collections, shares some highlights from the collection ...

Let’s be clear: “alternative facts” are not a thing. But when it comes to alternative histories, which are British-Guyanese artist Hew Locke’s stock in trade, the wordsmakes a lot more sense.

Dippy the Diplodocus, an 88-foot-long Wyoming dinosaur, is world famous and billed as “the most colossal animal ever on Earth ...

Research into the centrepiece of a travelling museum exhibition has found that it dates back to an important part of Roman history ...