The theft of 2,000 gems at the British Museum began 20 to 25 years ago, according to George Osborne, the chairman of the trustees. This shocking news was revealed yesterday to the House of Commons ...

The British Museum boasts more than 500 Picasso prints and the exhibition will show how printmaking dovetailed with his broader practice. The London museum boasts the largest U.K.-based collection ...

A new exhibition at the British Museum in London traces the stunning evolution of India's devotional art through 189 objects.

The National Gallery celebrates 200th birthday with reopening of Sainsbury Wing, Master Japanese artist Hiroshige comes to the British Museum, Sir Grayson Perry responds to The Wallace Collection ...

The British Museum said on Wednesday it would receive 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics worth around 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion), in the largest donation in its nearly 300-year ...

NAKADOMARI, Aomori -- Four traditional Japanese paintings on sliding doors owned by an old family in this northern Japan town have been paired with pieces at the British Museum in London rendered ...

British Museum to receive highest-value gift in UK history with £1bn Chinese pottery collection. The museum will receive 1,700 pieces from the trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation ...

The British Museum is to receive what is believed to be the highest-value gift ever received by a UK museum with the acquisition of £1bn worth of Chinese ceramics. Trustees of the Sir Percival ...