In a leaked letter, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said that Government-funded museums and galleries risk losing taxpayer support if they remove artefacts.

British Museum: We do not intend to remove controversial objects

The likeness of Sir Hans Sloane has been placed in a secure cabinet alongside artefacts explaining his work in the context of the British Empire.

Bust of British Museum founder to be set in context of his slave-trade ties

A rare version of Edvard Munch's The Scream will go on display at the British Museum for the first time in a decade.


British Museum to host largest Munch display for over a decade

The display features new archaeological discoveries along with objects never seen before in the UK.

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British Museum: We do not intend to remove controversial objects

Bust of British Museum founder to be set in context of his slave-trade ties

British Museum to host largest Munch display for over a decade

Unseen Viking treasures go on show at British Museum