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The man who has made this the UK’s top ticket

08.04.08
The Terracotta Army exhibition made the British Museum the second most visited in the world. London is a modern city, says director Neil MacGregor, and we try to reflect that.... more

Thousands queue for a last glimpse of Terracotta Army

31.03.08
The queue stretches the length of the street and snakes round the corner - but it's not for the latest blockbuster... more

Queues for last glimpse of Terracotta Army

31.03.08
As the Terracotta Army exhibition is set to draw to a close the queue for tickets is ever-increasing.... more

The capital's must-see Spring exhibitions

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From Renoir and Picasso to Tutankhamun to the Terracotta Army, Daralyn Danns and Niki Chesworth check out the must-see exhibitions this Easter.... more

Terracotta Army wins the battle for visitors

25.02.08
An army of terracotta warriors and a traditional English summer have made the British Museum London's most popular visitor attraction.... more

Terracotta Army wins the battle for visitors

25.02.08
An army of terracotta warriors and a traditional English summer have made the British Museum London's most popular visitor attraction... more

British Museum to open all day

19.11.07
The British Museum is set to open for an unprecedented 24 hours a day to cope with demand for its Terracotta Army exhibition.... more

Stodgy at Shanghai

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Dim sum at Shanghai Blues was as stodgy as an Ed Balls speech, says restaurant critic Mark Bolland.... more

Terracotta Army triumph

14.09.07
The British Museum's much trumped exhibition might be small but it's beautifully formed and more than lives up to the hype.... more

Small but beautifully formed and wonderfully theatrical

12.09.07
The Terracotta Army exhibition may be small but offers the opportunity to examine, contemplate and judge without being overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of the Army, says Brian Sewell.... more

Treasures of the boy king return

29.08.07
More than 190,000 tickets have been reserved for a blockbuster exhibition on the treasures of Tutankhamun.... more

Terracotta army marches

17.08.07
The British Museum's blockbuster exhibition of China's Terracotta Army has smashed records for advance ticket sales.... more

Terracotta army set to shatter records

14.02.07
The autumn terracotta army exhibition is breaking box office records at the British Museum only a week after it was announced.... more

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