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French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh poses beside of The Serpentine Pavilion during a photocall at Serpentine South in Kensington Gardens in central London on June 5, 2023. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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French-Lebanese architect to redesign British Museum galleries

French-Lebanese Lina Ghotmeh was picked from among 60 architects to redesign a third of the British Museum's gallery space

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2025
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Pro-Palestine protesters close British Museum over Gaza war

The New Arab Staff
25 March, 2024
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British Museum must not enable Israel's war on Gaza heritage

Jeiran Jahani

Jeiran Jahani

15 March, 2024
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Ancient Egyptian artefacts unearthed at Scottish school

Thaer Mansour
20 November, 2023
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How SWANA artists treat the book as a carrier of experience

Farida R. Ali

Farida R. Ali

09 November, 2023
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British Museum sacks employee over 'missing, stolen or damaged' items

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 August, 2023
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British Museum must cut ties with sponsor BP

Zoe Lafferty

Zoe Lafferty

14 February, 2023
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Egypt continues pressure on UK for Rosetta Stone's return

Thaer Mansour
01 December, 2022
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A British 'shame': Demanding the return of the Rosetta Stone

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Aisha Aldris

25 November, 2022
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Egypt calls for return of Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 October, 2022
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Egypt archaeologist wants Rosetta Stone returned from UK

The New Arab Staff
25 August, 2022
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British Museum exhibits ancient Beirut blast vessels

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 August, 2022
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Touring UK exhibition displays ancient artefacts from Iraq

The New Arab Staff
23 March, 2022
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1,300 year old Umayyad mud mosque discovered in Iraq

The New Arab Staff
27 November, 2021
The gold death mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun at the British Museum in London, the highlight of the Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition, UK [Getty Images]
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Has 'wokeness' made British museums face their colonialism?

Charlie Metcalfe

Charlie Metcalfe

19 August, 2021
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Shattered Beirut glass vessels to be restored in London

The New Arab Staff
31 July, 2021
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British Museum will restore objects damaged in Beirut blast

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 July, 2021
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Extremely rare ancient statue returned to Libya by UK

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2021
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Britain to return looted 4,000-year-old plaque to Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 September, 2020
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Should the British Museum return its Egyptian collection?

Ali Abbas Ahmadi
13 December, 2019
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Egyptian trustee resigns from British Museum over artefacts repatriation

The New Arab
17 July, 2019