A spokesman for the British Museum has said the Sutton Hoo treasures are still set to go to France in exchange for the Bayeux Tapestry.
The British Museum held a dramatic press conference today, announcing its campaign to save a gleaming gold, heart-shaped pendant—which offers an unprecedented window on to the relationship between ...
Mumbai: Hit by deep cuts in the UK government’s funding for the arts, the British Museum will host a fund-raising inaugural Ball on the lines of New York’s fabled Met Gala on October 18 which will be ...
The British Museum has announced the appointment of a new Board trustee - the youngest to ever be appointed by a Prime Minister. The Southall native says her appointment feels “utterly surreal” and ...
In 1939 archaeologists uncovered a seventh century ship burial in Suffolk containing gold, weapons, and royal regalia. Known as Sutton Hoo, the discovery revealed treasures unmatched in Anglo-Saxon ...
The British Museum has secured the long-anticipated loan of the Bayeux Tapestry, marking its first return to British soil in nearly a millennium. The iconic embroidery, a 70-metre visual chronicle of ...
Archaeologists recently discovered the purpose of a mysterious 1,500-year-old bucket at one of England’s most historic sites – and it wasn’t pleasant. The National Trust released a statement about the ...
The Bromeswell Bucket, restored its original form, is on display in the High Hall at Sutton Hoo. David Brunetti, National Trust Nearly 40 years ago, fragments of a mysterious sixth-century bucket were ...
A 1,500-year-old bucket discovered in England has been identified as an ancient cremation burial vessel, experts said. The 6th-century bucket was found at Sutton Hoo, an archaeological site near ...