A Brazilian conceptual artist swapped a historic British coin for a fake in the British Museum to highlight the large number of foreign objects it holds. Ile Sartuzi said the idea came to him when he ...

July 22 (Reuters) - A Brazilian conceptual artist swapped a historic British coin for a fake in the British Museum to highlight the large number of foreign objects it holds. Ilê Sartuzi said the idea ...

The Cope Collection of Roman and British coins includes rare and significant examples that bear witness to some of the most significant moments in British history. In May, and again in October, the ...

Theft has become a recurring theme surrounding the British Museum, as the 270-year-old institution has been embroiled in a number of scandals in recent years. To start, there are longstanding ...

The artist aimed to use sleight of hand to point to what he described as the museum’s problematic legacy of colonial-era acquisitions. By Sarah Hurtes Reporting from London A Brazilian artist strolled ...

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