A trove of more than 2,500 silver coins buried for almost 1,000 years will go on display in British museums after being acquired for the nation.

Watch: British Museum has started to recover items, says chairman George Osborne ... he said he did not believe there was a "cover-up" at the top of the museum, but said it was "possible" that ...

You make up your own mind what to think.” Hew Locke’s voice arrives like a whisper out of nowhere, emanating from speakers ...

The British Museum is ... a little help navigating the museum's exhibits – the approximately 80,000 objects on display out of its collection totaling 8 million items – consider tagging along ...

Xi’an, Tibet, Mongolia. They suggest the fabled and the fabulous: Xanadu, Shangri-La. For travellers, the so-called “Stans”, ...

Hew Locke, What have we here? Install view Photo Meike Brunkhorst There are close to a hundred rooms at the British Museum, ...

The British Museum is one of the most famous galleries in the world, but in recent years it has come under pressure to address the legacy of items that were acquired during the British Empire.

The British Museum opened a Silk Road exhibition for a media preview on Tuesday, showcasing over 300 objects, including items from 29 national and international institutions. Spanning from around ...

Coins will help deepen understanding of the most famous date in English history ... Valued at 4.3 million British pounds (C$7.7M) and now bound for a museum, they will help shed light on the turbulent ...