British Museum

Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed as the new director of the British Museum.

The British Museum is showcasing classical gems that were recovered after a long-running theft was exposed.

More than 53,000 archaeological finds were recorded in the latest annual report, which included 1378 Treasure cases, the highest ever reported in a single year.

The independent review of the British Museum in the wake of thefts from its collection has been published.

The British Museum has announced plans to digitally document its entire collection.

The British Museum has begun a series of measures to try to recover the 2000 jewellery items that were stolen from its collection.

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer has announced that he will be stepping down from his position with immediate effect after a series of thefts emerged.

The British Museum is investigating the theft of jewellery and has dismissed a member of staff following the discovery that items from its “collection were found to be missing, stolen or damaged”.

Enthusiastic metal detectorists discovered 96% of archaeological and Treasure finds, according to the latest report.

A family re-laying their kitchen floor in their home in Ellerby, North Yorkshire, discovered 264 gold coins stored in a small cup.

Israel Goldman’s private collection of paintings by 19th century Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-89) will go on show from March this year.

A funerary statue from Cyrene (near present-day Shahhat in Libya) dating to the 2nd century BC is being returned to Libya.

Artefacts found buried in the ground by metal detectors across the UK has yet again increased Treasure finds allowing museums to boost their collections.