The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems ...

The museum says that a recently dismissed contractor was was able to get back into the building and shut down several systems chrisdorney via Adobe Stock The British Museum is once again ...

Exhibition explores the origins of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist sacred art dating back two thousand years. Curator Sushma Jansari ...

The exhibition traces how religious imagery took hold in South Asia and beyond through serpent spirits and wide-hipped ...

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Living Traditions at The British Museum: 'sacred joy' - 5/5 The sacred art of three religions are traced back to their ...

Fifteen years later, he sold them to the British Museum, where they have remained ever since. The Greek government has long argued they were illegally taken, and has stated they should be ...

The 266-year-old museum has had a rocky few years. It is still trying to track down some of more than 1,800 objects believed ...