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Tablets added to the British Museum's collection many decades ago have finally been deciphered.

In June, the Brazilian artist Ilê Sartuzi removed a historical coin from its display case in the British Museum in London and deposited it in a donation box in the museum’s lobby. The footage of the performance piece, called Sleight of Hand, was shown as part of his graduate MFA…

Ilê Sartuzi put original coin in museum donation box as part of project about number of foreign objects in its collection

Plus Dominique White’s subaquatic sculptures, Lonnie Holley’s salvaged objects and a new Rembrandt at the British Museum – all in your weekly dispatch

Warriors from Britain joined far-flung Byzantine military campaigns in sixth century, grave goods suggest

Sir Mark Jones added that British taxpayers should still visit for free

Sometime around 100 AD, the Roman lawyer and aristocrat Pliny sent a letter to his third wife, Calpurnia – who was staying in a different part of Italy – to express how much he loved and missed her:

Sir Mark Jones thinks tourists should also pay to enter National Gallery and Science Museum

After eight years of discussion the British Museum’s biggest international show is the largest Egyptian exhibition yet staged in Australia

There have been many exhibitions of ancient Egyptian art held in Australia. Pharaoh, at the National Gallery of Victoria, is outstanding for its scope, scale and presentation.

An exclusive ancient Egyptian exhibition focusing on pharaohs' lives and the people that served them will display rarely seen artefacts from the British Museum.