FAD NEWS: Wyclef Jean to headline British Museum Ball 2026
6 October 2026 • Mark Westall
Wyclef Jean will headline the British Museum Ball 2026.
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FAD NEWS: Museums welcome government announcement of free admission for all
28 September 2026 • Mark Westall
The UK’s 15 national museums will remain free to all visitors, including those from overseas.
FAD NEWS: Rare Bayeux Tapestry Casts to tour the UK
27 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Rare plaster casts taken directly from the Bayeux Tapestry will tour six UK venues, beginning in Hastings
Finish the Bayeux Tapestry: UK Schoolchildren Invited to Create Its Missing Ending
17 August 2026 • Mark Westall
UK schoolchildren are being invited to finish the Bayeux Tapestry, creating its missing final panel as part of the national Beyond the Battle competition.
British Museum to Explore 2,000 Years of Korean Art as K-Culture Goes Global
14 August 2026 • Mark Westall
The British Museum presents its first major exhibition of Korean art and history in more than 40 years.
The Top Art Books to read this Summer
14 July 2026 • Tabish Khan
Theft, sculpture, The Bayeux Tapestry, careers in art, printmaking, space, symbolism, Queer artists, gold, plants, and interpreting art
British Museum marks 250 years of US independence with new exhibition exploring the Revolutionary War
26 June 2026 • Mark Westall
The British Museum will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence with a new display examining… Read More
The Top Gallery and Museum Exhibitions to see in late May in London
15 May 2026 • Tabish Khan
Mirrors, photography, colonialism, heavy metal, and horses.
Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see this Spring in London
19 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Red threads, inventive art history, mental health, Samurai and shadows.
The Top 5 Gallery and Museum Exhibitions to see in London in March
27 February 2026 • Tabish Khan
Colonialism, mental health, African folklore, Burma and Nordic prints.
British Museum Secures Major Backing for Bayeux Tapestry Show
27 February 2026 • Mark Westall
Belarus-born, US-based hedge fund billionaire Igor Tulchinsky will sponsor the British Museum’s display of the Bayeux Tapestry
TfL and British Museum Launch 2-for-1 Offer for Hawai’i Exhibition
6 February 2026 • Mark Westall
Running until 11th May, the offer allows Londoners and visitors to save up to £18 on standard adult tickets
A major new exhibition Samurai to open at the British Museum.
10 November 2025 • Mark Westall
A major new exhibition at the British Museum, Samurai, will trace the evolution of these remarkable figures over the past 1,000 years
British Museum exhibition to celebrate graphic works on paper from the Nordic region.
3 September 2025 • Mark Westall
Nordic noir: is the culmination of a five-year programme dedicated to building the Museum’s collection of post-war Nordic artwork
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in Late Summer
23 August 2025 • Tabish Khan
Grayson Perry, colourful architecture, religion, civil war and agriculture.
British Museum announce Lina Ghotmeh— Architecture to redesign Western Range galleries.
21 February 2025 • Mark Westall
Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture (LG—A) will redesign Western Range galleries. A pivotal moment in the project to transform the Museum’s historic building
British Museum Invites Young People to Join it’s Youth Collective.
27 January 2025 • Mark Westall
Young people based in London who are aged 18-24 can now apply to join the programme, with applications open until… Read More
British Museum gets £1 Billion donation -of Chinese ceramics.
14 November 2024 • Mark Westall
The British Museum has received a historic gift: a private collection of Chinese ceramics valued at around £1 billion
Picasso: Printmaker – a practical guide to life and art.
7 November 2024 • Meike Brunkhorst
Picasso: Printmaker – reached via a golden lift in the Living and Dying section – a fitting route to an exhibition chronicling the modern master’s life in works on paper.
Moving forward through the past: Hew Locke’s intervention at the British Museum
22 October 2024 • Meike Brunkhorst
There are close to a hundred rooms at the British Museum, grouped by region and period and filled with objects… Read More
‘Picasso: printmaker’ new exhibition to open at British Museum
10 September 2024 • Mark Westall
100 prints from one of the world’s best-known artists – Pablo Picasso
Hew Locke: what have we here? British Museum
3 September 2024 • Mark Westall
Major new exhibition by the renowned Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke to open at the British Museum
Partners announced for British Museum’s youth-led arts and culture programme.
14 May 2024 • Mark Westall
Partners announced for British Museum’s youth-led arts and culture programme.- Youth-led British Museum programme Where we are… has today announced its Key… Read More
Dr Nicholas Cullinan joins The British Museum from the National Portrait Gallery.
28 March 2024 • Mark Westall
Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed as the new Director of the British Museum, following the unanimous approval of the Board of Trustees and the agreement of the Prime Minister.