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Posted inOpinion

How the Labels in the British Museum’s Africa Galleries Evade Responsibility

Avatar photo by Olivia McEwan June 29, 2021July 12, 2021

Despite the British Museum’s active participation in work towards restitution, the current display and captioning fail to be forthright or responsible.

Posted inArt

What to Make of Nero?

by Michael Glover June 19, 2021June 18, 2021

An exhibition takes on the notorious Roman emperor, from gleaming marble to roaring flames.

Posted inNews

Toga-clad Activists Crashed British Museum’s Reopening to Protest Oil Sponsorship

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia May 24, 2021May 27, 2021

BP or Not BP? activists staged a protest against Big Oil sponsorship at the British Museum and Science Museum this weekend.

Posted inNews

A Rare, Looted Statue of a Greek Goddess Has Been Returned to Libya

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia May 10, 2021May 11, 2021

The 2,000-year-old statue, believed to depict Persephone, is impeccably preserved.

Posted inArt

At British Museum, a Promising But Flawed Start to Grappling With Colonialism

Avatar photo by Aditya Iyer December 3, 2020January 11, 2021

“Empire and Collecting,” a new self-guided tour, reflects an attempt to help visitors understand the colonial origins of the collection.

Posted inOpinion

The British Museum Isn’t Doing Enough to Fight Illegal Antiquities Trafficking

Avatar photo by Michael Press October 27, 2020November 5, 2020

While the museum presents its attempt to identify trafficked antiquities as an altruistic enterprise, its policing of the antiquities market also distracts from its historic role in acquiring looted objects.

Posted inNews

Climate Activists Crash Arctic Exhibition at British Museum to Protest Oil Funding

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 21, 2020November 5, 2020

BP or not BP? staged the demonstration as part of a day of action convened by the Alaskan Indigenous organizations Defend the Sacred AK and Native Movement.

Posted inNews

British Museum Will Move Bust of its Founding Donor, a Colonialist and Slaveowner

by Sarah Rose Sharp August 28, 2020November 5, 2020

Sir Hans Sloane’s bust will be moved from prominent display to a secure cabinet alongside artifacts explaining his work in the context of the British empire.

Posted inOpinion

Addressing the British Museum’s Colonial History and Hollow Solidarity With Black Lives

Avatar photo by Bayryam Mustafa Bayryamali June 16, 2020November 5, 2020

“I am disappointed that it took the death of an unarmed Black man for you to join the conversation about the colonial past and present of the British Museum,” says Bayryam Mustafa Bayryamali in a letter addressed to director Hartwig Fischer.

Posted inNews

Anti-Oil Activists Stage Largest Protest Yet at British Museum, With Trojan Horse in Tow

Avatar photo by Naomi Polonsky February 10, 2020

Hundreds of activists occupied the British Museum for a protest lasting over two days straight, coinciding with the BP-sponsored exhibition Troy: Myth and Reality.

Posted inIn Brief

Two Treasure Hunters Headed to Jail After Concealing Their Discovery of Viking Treasure Trove

by Alissa Guzman November 28, 2019November 28, 2019

The metal detector enthusiasts, along with two coin dealers who assisted in selling the concealed find, have all been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail. The collection is worth an estimated $15.4 million.

Posted inArt

When the West Dreamt of Odalisques

by Michael Glover November 23, 2019November 22, 2019

Inspired by the East: How the Islamic World Influenced Western Art is a giant teaching aid of a fairly solid and dependable kind, but one that does not quite push far enough.

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