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Thomas Struth on Chinese Buddhist sculpture "It seems to be much easier to identify with this moment of stillness than with Jesus on the cross." The Artist Project is a 2015 online series in which we give artists an opportunity to respond...

Curator Thorsten Opper introduces Hadrian's young lover Antinous and the questions around his death

An introduction to the major exhibition at the British Museum which explored Aztec (Mexica) civilisation through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II (reigned AD 1502—1520).

An introduction to the last Aztec ruler, Moctezuma II. Promoting a exhibition at the British Museum, exploring Aztec (Mexica) civilisation through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II (reigned AD...

Exhibition curator Nigel Tallis introduces The horse: from Arabia to Royal Ascot. A free exhibition at the British Museum until 20 September 2012.

The virtual reconstruction of a metope from the Parthenon sculptures using 3D scanning and visualisation. Created by the British Museum in collaboration with the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. 3D scanning by Conservation Technologies...

The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. It was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of Persian King Cyrus the Great (559-530 BC) after he captured Babylon in 539 BC. The...

Made to accompany From temple to home: celebrating Ganesha, a display at the British Museum from 27 February — 25 May 2014 http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/celebrating_ganesha.aspx Explore the iconography of...

Playwright, author and British Museum trustee, Bonnie Greer celebrates the enduring beauty and humanity of the Parthenon Sculptures. The Parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was the centrepiece of an ambitious...

The Alexandrians loved a good quarrel, according to Tom Holland, historian and author of ‘Dynasty’ and ‘In the Shadow of the Sword’. According to Philo of Alexandria, Alexandrian women would grab the testicles of any man they disagreed with...