the Nebra Sky Disc which is 3,600 years old 

The Nebra Sky Disc is 3,600 years old and will go on show at the London museum next year.

British Museum to display ‘world’s oldest surviving map of the stars’

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 to display ‘world’s oldest surviving map of the stars’

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