News BP’s Controversial British Museum Sponsorship Ends, Tate Modern’s Sook-Kyung Lee to Lead the Whitworth, and More: Morning Links for June 5, 2023 Here's what we're reading this morning. By The Editors of ARTnews Jun 5, 2023 8:05 am
News British Museum Ends 27-Year Sponsorship Deal With BP The move has been lauded by environmental activists as a victory. By Tessa Solomon Jun 2, 2023 12:46 pm
News Asante King Calls on British Museum to Return Objects, Tacoma Art Museum Gets New Director, and More: Morning Links for May 17, 2023 Here's what we're reading this morning. By The Editors of ARTnews May 17, 2023 8:06 am
News UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Says No Plans to Return Parthenon Marbles to Greece "The collection of the British Museum is protected by law, and we have no plans to change it," Sunak said. By Karen K. Ho Mar 13, 2023 10:46 am
News Archaeologists Discover Remains of 4,500-Year-Old Lost Ancient Palace in Iraq The discovery was made through a joint project between Iraq, the British Museum, and the Getty Museum. By Karen K. Ho Feb 21, 2023 1:06 pm
News Mass Strike of U.K. Cultural Workers Forces British Museum to Close Employees are protesting poor pay and labor conditions. By Francesca Aton Feb 2, 2023 11:43 am
News Workers at the British Museum and Other U.K. Institutions to Strike in February The strikes are expected to impact public access to museums. By Francesca Aton Jan 30, 2023 3:23 pm
News Artist Michael Rakowitz Calls for British Museum to Return Assyrian Sculpture in Exchange for His Work He proposed the donation of his own sculpture of a lamassu made from date tins. By Angelica Villa Jan 20, 2023 3:55 pm
News Greece Rejects Possibility of Parthenon Marbles ‘Loan’ in New Statement The Marbles, Greece said, "are the product of theft." By Harrison Jacobs, Tessa Solomon Jan 6, 2023 1:31 pm
News British Museum Confirms Secret Talks with Greece Over the Return of the Parthenon Marbles Last month, the Greek press reported that they been meeting for months about the contested antiquities. By Tessa Solomon Jan 4, 2023 4:00 pm
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