The first visit of Hawaiian royals to London two centuries ago will feature in a new exhibit at the British Museum. Hawai'i: ...

The British Museum has announced that it will host a major exhibition of Hawaiian culture to mark the bicentenary of the visit of Hawaiian King Liholiho (Kamehameha II) to London on his ill-fated trip ...

The inaugural British Museum Ball is set to be a glitzy, star-studded event but it's critics are not so excited.

The British Museum has received a private collection of Chinese ceramics estimated at approximately £1 billion GBP ($1.27 billion USD) — the highest-value object gift in UK museum history. Donated by ...

The British Museum in London has often been accused of cultural imperialism and colonialism, particularly by the U.K.’s ethnic minorities. There is a bitter dispute about many famous pieces acquired ...

Hew Locke visits the British Museum in preparation for his exhibition. Richard Cannon “What have we here?” is the fruit of two years of Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke’s research at the British ...

The British Museum will venture into new territory of its own. On 18 October, the institution hosts its first fundraising ...

A cultural powerhouse or a celebration of stolen artifacts from colonial times? The British Museum is a fascinating window into global culture—despite the problematic origins of many exhibits. ByDavid ...