British Museum

A new entente? How Bayeux tapestry’s London arrival is mending post-Brexit relations

by The Guardian | Jul 17, 2026 | Bayeux tapestry, Brexit, British Museum, Culture, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, France, George Osborne, Lisa Nandy, London, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, World News | 0 |

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy is among first to view epic embroidery at British Museum marking big step in Anglo-French diplomacyIn the decade after Brexit, the relationship between Britain and France has been defined by rows...

A new entente? Bayeux tapestry’s UK arrival ‘closes loop’ on Brexit tensions

by The Guardian | Jul 17, 2026 | Bayeux tapestry, Brexit, British Museum, Culture, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, France, George Osborne, Lisa Nandy, London, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, World News | 0 |

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy is among first viewers as epic embroidery is unpacked at British Museum, a landmark in Anglo-French diplomacyIn the decade after Brexit, the relationship between Britain and France has been defined...

Never mind the Bayeux! Here’s some other great medieval art – and it’s free

by The Guardian | Jun 30, 2026 | Architecture, Art, Art and design, Bayeux tapestry, British Museum, Culture, Exhibitions, Heritage, Painting, The Guardian | 0 |

Want to see some old wonders but don’t fancy forking out £33 for 40 minutes with a tapestry? Our critic celebrates the British treasures you can see all year round – from monstrous crypt carvings to the vaulting glory of our...

Never mind the Bayeux! Here’s some other great medieval art – and it’s free

by The Guardian | Jun 30, 2026 | Architecture, Art, Art and design, Bayeux tapestry, British Museum, Culture, Exhibitions, Heritage, Painting, The Guardian | 0 |

Want to see some old wonders but don’t fancy forking out £33 for 40 minutes with a tapestry? Our critic celebrates the British treasures you can see all year round – from monstrous crypt carvings to the vaulting glory of our...

Much of what Blair said in essay criticising Labour was wrong, says Starmer – UK politics live

by The Guardian | May 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Benefits, British Museum, Digital media, Immigration and asylum, John Swinney, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Migration, Netherlands, Ofsted, Politics, Schools, Scotland, Scottish National party (SNP), Scottish politics, Social media, Social media ban, The Guardian, Tony Blair, UK news, UK unemployment and employment statistics, Wes Streeting, Work & careers, Young people | 0 |

Starmer launches long defence of his record when asked about former PM’s essay critiquing current government Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, is introducing Alan Milburn.He says Milburn’s report is “really...

Milburn says migrants not to blame for Neets crisis but falling immigration creates ‘opportunity’ – UK politics live

by The Guardian | May 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Benefits, British Museum, Digital media, Immigration and asylum, John Swinney, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Migration, Netherlands, Ofsted, Politics, Schools, Scotland, Scottish National party (SNP), Scottish politics, Social media, Social media ban, The Guardian, Tony Blair, UK news, UK unemployment and employment statistics, Wes Streeting, Work & careers, Young people | 0 |

Major report on young people not in employment, education or training warns ‘we have neither a system or a plan to deal with it’Young people in the UK: how has the search for work been for you?Pat McFadden, the work and pensions...

Hawaii: A Kingdom Crossing Oceans review – a feather-filled thriller full of gods, gourds and ghosts

by The Guardian | Jan 12, 2026 | Art, Art and design, British Museum, Colonialism, Culture, Hawaii, The Guardian | 0 |

British Museum, LondonThis retelling of Captain Cook’s death and the merging of two cultures is a trove of miraculously preserved wonders – but beware of the shark-toothed club!Relations between Britain and the Pacific kingdom...

The best of the long read in 2025

by The Guardian | Dec 23, 2025 | Africa, Archaeology, Artificial intelligence (AI), Asia Pacific, Bashar al-Assad, Biology, British Museum, Children, China, Climate crisis, Computing, Crime, Culture, Denmark, Emmanuel Macron, Environment, Evolution, Family, Fossils, Health & wellbeing, Human rights, Israel, Keir Starmer, Labour, Law, Life and style, Middle East and North Africa, Morning sickness, Parents and parenting, Politics, Pregnancy, Qatar, Religion, Russia, Science, Sierra Leone, Society, Syria, Technology, The Guardian, Tuvalu, UK news, USAid, Vladimir Putin, World News, YouTube | 0 |

Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearVictor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled...

What if every artwork you’ve ever seen is a fake?

by The Guardian | Jul 10, 2025 | Art, Art and design, Artificial intelligence (AI), British Museum, Culture, Painting, The Guardian | 0 |

I was shocked to learn just how many pieces of art sold around the world are forgeries. But should finding out something is a cheap dupe really make us enjoy it less?Many years ago, I met a man in a pub in Bloomsbury who said he...

Your chance to stare down a god: inside the British Museum’s mesmerising look at Indian religions

by The Guardian | May 15, 2025 | Art, Art and design, British Museum, Buddhism, Culture, Exhibitions, Hinduism, India, Religion, South and Central Asia, The Guardian | 0 |

A show full of deities, snakes and shrines puts three ancient faiths in the spotlight. Our writer seeks out its inspiration in the bustling metropolis of MumbaiIt’s the eyes that stay with you – piercing black discs that seem to...

MPs back PR bill in vote, a symbolic win for electoral reform campaigners – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Dec 3, 2024 | British Museum, Conservatives, Crime, Electoral reform, Foreign policy, Greece, House of Commons, Jess Phillips, Keir Starmer, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Parthenon marbles, Politics, Priti Patel, Proportional representation, Sexual harassment, The Guardian, UK news, Ukraine, Violence against women and girls, Wales, Welsh politics, Women | 0 |

MPs vote to give leave to bring in private members’ bill on PR but it will have no practical effectLord Robertson, the former Labour defence secretary and former Nato secretary who is leading the government’s strategic defence...

Leader of Welsh Tories resigns saying ‘substantial minority’ of party do not support him – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Dec 3, 2024 | British Museum, Conservatives, Crime, Foreign policy, Greece, House of Commons, Jess Phillips, Keir Starmer, Labour, Parthenon marbles, Politics, Priti Patel, Sexual harassment, The Guardian, UK news, Ukraine, Violence against women and girls, Wales, Welsh politics, Women | 0 |

Andrew RT Davies narrowly won a confidence vote but is stepping down, saying his position is ‘untenable’Lord Robertson, the former Labour defence secretary and former Nato secretary who is leading the government’s strategic...

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