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British Museum Exhibitions Closed After Alleged Cyber-Attack By Former Employee

The British Museum had to close some of its doors to visitors Friday, after a former employee allegedly succeeded in shutting down elements of its IT system. The BBC reports that the museum’s ...
Hyperallergic

British Museum Plans Exhibition of Recovered Stolen Gems

"Glass cameo with bust of Cupid or Eros in three-quarter view, in three layers brown on white on purple glass" (1st or 2nd century CE), Roman (© Trustees of the British Museum) Success! Your account ...
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Legion: Life in the Roman Army: one of the most powerful British Museum exhibitions in memory

A suave bronze head of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, dominates the start of this new exhibition at the British Museum. Take a moment to savour its glaring inlaid eyes, if imperial-grade art is your ...
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British Museum closes exhibitions as sacked contractor shuts down IT

A former British Museum contract worker has been arrested after allegedly shutting down its IT systems, the London-based institution said. Part of the museum's permanent collection was closed on ...
The Conversation

Rediscovering Gems: British Museum exhibition exposes hypocrisy of new loan agreements for looted objects

Nathan Bossoh does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Artnet

Hew Locke on the Little Objects That Reveal a Big, Messy History at the British Museum

“You make up your own mind what to think.” Hew Locke’s voice arrives like a whisper out of nowhere, emanating from speakers suspended throughout his new show at the British Museum in London. The ...
The Australian

British Museum indigenous exhibition earns royal approval

Muriata, a traditional basket-maker from north Queensland, was among a group of indigenous artists, curators and community leaders who met the prince on Thursday night at the launch of the British ...
New Scientist

New Scientist recommends the British Museum's Silk Roads exhibition

Until recently, my vague idea of the Silk Road, the trade link from ancient east Asia to the West, was of camels crossing deserts laden with silk and spices. But a trip to the Silk Roads exhibition at ...
The Art Newspaper

‘A static collection is a dead collection’: how the British Museum is acquiring for a global public

Once many objects came to the museum through conflict and colonial exploitation, but today they arrive by donations, bequests ...
Artnet

The British Museum Is Throwing a Gala to Match the Met—and Not Everyone’s Impressed

As public purse strings tighten, major U.K. museums are racing to outdo each other with ever more splashy fundraising schemes. The British Museum is the latest to turn heads this week with the ...
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6 unmissable museum exhibitions to see this fall

This fall, under-recognized artists like Elizabeth Catlett and Tamara de Lempicka are getting their due, with major retrospectives in New York and California focusing on their groundbreaking works.