While Mesopotamian history is innately fascinating, Al-Rashid also notes its many historical“world firsts” : the first known writing system , the potter's wheel, the first record of beer production ..

More than 70 objects from the British Museum will go on show in an Ice Age exhibition due to launch later this year in Bradford as part of the 2025 UK City of Culture celebrations. The exhibition ...

The clay tablets, inscribed by priests and scribes with sharp-edged shapes and symbols, comprise the world’s first known system of writing, called cuneiform ... of The British Museum Many ...

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 ...

A new poll reveals that 53% of British people back a permanent exhibition at the British Museum focused on Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade. A majority of people in the UK believe ...

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.

London’s British Museum has just received the highest value object donation in British museum history. 1,700 new pieces have been added to the museum’s collection with an estimated value of £ ...

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The British Museum said on Wednesday it would receive 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics worth around 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion), in the largest ...

“In a way, it’s a testament to the effectiveness of Alexandre Lavet’s art.” LONDON -- A museum in the Netherlands has recovered an artwork that resembles two empty beer cans from the trash ...

Ollie Croker, Project Curator, and Sara Aly, Art Market Expert, from the British Museum's Recovery Program. Photo: Sara Aly. Courtesy of the British Museum. Jo Lawson-Tancred May 20, 2024 ...