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Ad Gefrin will display rare and never before seen objects to celebrate the Anglo-Saxon Golden Age

British Museum among those loaning items help Ad Gefrin visitor centre tell story of Northumbria’s golden age

European museums are stacked with cultural treasures taken from their former colonies. New thinking could change that.

In today’s Diary: Kwasi Kwarteng’s big night out / Princess Diana’s wardrobe / Another headache for the British Museum / Carnival brings out London celebs / Sturgeon’s strange request

Sir Joseph Hotung’s gift is ‘one of the most generous ever received’ by museum

In all their ruined glory a Beirut house and ancient glassware are recreated or restored, two years after the city’s devastating port explosion. Plus, a magnificent snapshot of postwar Britain’s industrial might

Eight objects from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods were shattered in port explosion two years ago

Eight ancient glass vessels shattered in the 2020 Beirut explosion go on display at the British Museum from Thursday, walking visitors through the painstaking international project to piece them back together. The vessels, from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods, were reconstructed at the world-famous museum's conservation laboratories, and will…

Other lives: Designer at the British Museum responsible for notable galleries and exhibitions

Delegates from the Yahgan and Kawéskar communities visited London last month to study the artifacts for the first time.

By studying the ratio of metals in coins from ancient China's Bronze Age, researchers may have cracked formulas that described mysterious components called Jin and Xi and complicated our view of the era's metal manufacturing.