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Enjoy the latest news and stories from the British Museum.

A pair of gold offering vessels

Blog / 13 September 2023

Conserving a Burmese offering vessel

Follow Conservation intern Maxim as he prepares a spectacular metre-high offering vessel for our latest exhibition.

Hand-coloured aquatint depicting an obelisk beside a spreading tree in a flat landscape between low hills

Museum stories / 17 July 2020

Historical city travel guide: Aksum, 6th century AD

Head back to the Ethiopian Empire of Aksum, learn how to greet the king, discover delicacies, magnificent monuments and must-have souvenirs.

Eight women stand outside the Arioi Cultural Centre smiling and waving

Museum stories / 14 July 2020

Sharing knowledge in Tahiti: reflections on the chief mourner’s costume

Monique Pullan, reflects on her trip to Tahiti to meet communities and exchange knowledge about an incredible Tahitian costume.

Engraving showing bird's eye view of the City of London from Hampstead to St. Dunstan in the East, River Thames pictured in the centre

Museum stories / 10 July 2020

Historical city travel guide: London, late 16th century

From the Tower of London or a grisly execution to inns, theatres and bear-pits, take a journey back to the Elizabethan capital.

A long-stemmed metal ice cream bowl filled with brown bread and marmalade ice cream

Museum stories / 9 July 2020

Ice cream: the inside scoop

Food historian and writer Tasha Marks explores the fascinating history of a favourite summer-time treat: ice cream.

Many silver coins, ornaments and ingots laid out around a gold cup or bowl

News / 9 July 2020

Buried treasure: top 10 finds

Marking 1.5 million finds recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme, we look at the top 10 treasures from the last 23 years.

Kabuki actor in female attire, holding flowers next to an empty vase

Objects in focus / 26 June 2020

Eight LGBTQ objects to celebrate Pride

LGBTQ stories from the collection picked by our LGBTQ tour volunteers, colleagues from partner museums and people we've worked with.

Eight members of Youth Collective standing, one sitting on the steps in the Great Court

News / 26 June 2020

Museums from home across the UK

See how some of our partner venues across the UK responded to COVID-19 – from collecting memories of lockdown to virtual exhibitions.

Athenian stamnos, men at a symposion,Greek, 450–440 BC, 861x1024

Museum stories / 18 June 2020

Cook a classical feast: nine recipes from ancient Greece and Rome

Bored with banana bread? Whip up a classical feast with nine recipes from ancient Greece and Rome.

Detail from drawing showing view of temple columns, travellers on camels passing through to foreground

Museum stories / 12 June 2020

Historical city travel guide: Thebes, Egypt, 13th century BC

Time-travel to this ancient Egyptian city under the rule of Ramesses II and enjoy impressive monuments, delicious food and lively festivals.

Expanse of obscured black words

News / 5 June 2020

A message from Director Hartwig Fischer

‘The British Museum stands in solidarity with the Black community throughout the world. Black Lives Matter.’ From Director Hartwig Fischer.

A ship being carried by a pair of hands emerging from the ocean towards land on which two silhouetted figures can be seen.

News / 3 June 2020

Bonnie Greer: what we have saved from the fire

Following the killing of George Floyd, playwright and former Museum Trustee Bonnie Greer explores the ideas of trauma and reclamation.

Print of the ancient temple seen from below, with houses before it and two bearded figures among ruins in the foreground

Museum stories / 29 May 2020

Historical city travel guide: Athens, 5th century BC

Visit Greece's most famous ancient city 2,500 years ago – from festivals and plays to drinking parties, shopping and local delicacies.