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How the hieroglyphic code was cracked

A new exhibition at the British Museum tells the remarkable story of the deciphering of the Ancient Egyptian script.

Stop dithering, British Museum – give the Elgin Marbles back

Why trustees need to act now. Plus: political interventions at the ENO, the National Gallery and the Tate.

The conservative case for returning the Benin bronzes to Nigeria

By looting the artefacts, British colonial forces stripped them from the cultural context that gave them value.

Where do the Elgin marbles belong: Britain or Greece?

The Greek prime minister says the Elgin marbles “were stolen”. The British Museum remains defiant.

The London kidnapping that changed China

Sun Yat-sen arrived an obscure revolutionary figure, but by the time he left London in 1897, the ideas that helped…