In 1791, Townley was made a trustee of the British Museum. The first national public museum, it was established by an act of Parliament, in 1753, and was initially formed around the collection of ...

British Museum to close on key day in summer – but it won’t say why - Exclusive: Speculation that the closure is related to French president Emmanuel Macron’s state visit as 18,000 visitors face disap ...

The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems ...

The British Museum said Wednesday it fired a staff member who stole gold and jewelry from the museum. The pieces dated as far back as the 15th century BC and have yet to be retrieved, per the AP.

London’s British Museum has recovered some of the 2,000 treasures stolen from its storerooms after a bungled internal probe that led to the resignation of its embattled director.