Interview: A year from today the London 2012 Festival starts, marking the grand finale of the Cultural Olympiad. Read The Standard's interview with the woman in charge of the 12-week programme... more
Raphael, Leonardo and Goya are among big names on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest
— but the selection only whets the appetite, says Brian Sewell... more
Sttue of an Egyptian pharaoh, shadow puppets from Indonesia and the Sutton Hoo helmet are among the 100 objects chosen to tell the history of the world, the British Museum reveals... more
Moctezuma II is known in the West as a tragic ruler who lost his empire to the Spanish conquistadors, but an exhibition at the British Museum might change people's minds... more
The second most popular attraction on Earth is in dire need of expansion. Plans exclusively revealed here should see a major new extension with exhibition space by 2012.
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London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. ... more
So many wonderful things await at the Hadrian exhibition at the British Museum. There's an extraordinarily sexy sculpture of Antinous in the guise of the Egyptian god, Osiris, all nipples and bottom... more
The exhibition on Hadrian at the British Museum, starting next week, reveals he was both a political pragmatist and a master of spin, says one historian ... more
The exhibition on Hadrian at the British Museum, starting next week, reveals he was both a political pragmatist and a master of spin, says one historian... more
Hang out the bunting and sound a carillon of bells. Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, has confirmed he won't leave London for all the gold in New York... more
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
Evening Standard Chief Arts Correspendent Louise Jury gets a first look at the British Museum's blockbuster exhibition of China's Terracotta Army.... more
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