British Museum drops reference to the Rosetta Stone from title of major refurbishment plans
The British Museum has quietly dropped the title Rosetta Venture from its formidable plan to redisplay the complete everlasting assortment. ...
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Declassified documents on Parthenon Marbles reveal rift between UK government and British Museum
Newly declassified UK authorities paperwork reveal that the International Workplace was dismissive of the British Museum’s lobbying to retain the ...
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Why Bridget Riley’s bold ceiling painting at the British School at Rome is an exercise in ‘soft power’
Finally week's reception for the revealing of Verve, Bridget Riley's ceiling portray for the British College at Rome, the 92-year-old ...
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On eve of the coronation, Sotheby’s offers document in which Charles II set out his vision for restoration of the British monarchy
A coronation public sale brings to thoughts a glut of Royal memorabilia, stuffed to the gunnels with pairs of Queen ...
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Renoir exhibition in Guernsey to reunite artist’s landscapes of the British island for first time since they were painted
The British island of Guernsey is arguably identified higher as a shadowy tax haven for the super-rich than for its ...
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British Museum returns Oceanic sculpture to Polynesia—for three years
The British Museum has lent the world’s most celebrated Oceanic sculpture to Tahiti’s essential museum for 3 years. Often called ...
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Remembering, Phyllida Barlow, one of the most significant, and original, British artists of recent years
“The factor about sculpture that's notably my ardour… is whether or not the work may be on the sting of ...
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