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Can the British Museum lend its way out of criticisms over its colonial holdings?

No, the museum isn't ceding Indian treasures to India, but it will lend some Roman and Egyptian artifacts to a Mumbai museum.
Hyperallergic

Hew Locke Probes the British Museum’s History

LONDON — It is one thing to commission surveys into an art institution’s links to colonialism or slavery. Repatriation and recognition of cultural objects obtained by nefarious means remain urgent ...
Artnet

The British Museum Has Added a Label to a Bust of Its Founder to a Special Cabinet Where He’s Identified as a Slave Owner

The British Museum has taken down a prominent bust of its founder, Hans Sloane, whose collection was built using money from his wife’s sugar plantation in Jamaica. The sculpture, by Michael Rysbrack, ...
CNN

British Museum moves bust of founder who had links to slavery

The British Museum, home to some of the world’s most treasured historic artifacts, has moved the bust of its founder from a display pedestal because of his links to slavery. The sculpture of Hans ...
Londonist

Mike: The Cat Who Guarded The British Museum For 20 Years

Stories about such felines are many and varied; a newspaper article from 1894 mentions a "huge, grey, beautifully-marked cat" ...
Hyperallergic

How the Labels in the British Museum's Africa Galleries Evade Responsibility

This caption in the British Museum’s Africa galleries summaries briefly the political history leading up to the sacking of Benin City in 1897 by British forces. Although certainly constrained by the ...
Hypebeast

British Museum Receives £1 Billion Donation of Rare Chinese Ceramics

The British Museum has received a private collection of Chinese ceramics estimated at approximately £1 billion GBP ($1.27 billion USD) — the highest-value object gift in UK museum history. Donated by ...
Forbes

A Taste Of Ancient Egypt At London’s British Museum

From the stone that unlocked hieroglyphics to towering statues and eerie mummies, the British Museum’s Ancient Egypt collection is a must-see for history lovers. ByDavid Nikel, Senior Contributor.