A disgruntled insider appears to have been behind a security incident at the British Museum, which forced the 270-year-old institution to partially close its doors over the weekend of 25 and 26 ...

The British Museum was "the victim of an inside job" when a string of items were stolen, the chair of trustees George Osborne has said. Around 2,000 treasures are thought to have been taken from ...

The British Museum is facing an "omni-crisis" as it launches a £150,000 rebrand project following a series of controversies that have shaken its historical foundations.

The artifact had been on view at a table inside the British Museum in London. Mike Kemp / In Pictures via Getty Images. On June 18, a Brazilian artist walked into the British Museum, pocketed a ...

Originally founded in 1753 to document human history, art and culture, the British Museum is based inside a large Robert Smirke-designed complex constructed during the early to mid-19th century. The ...