British Museum
Coverage of British Museum in the Nexus archive.
- Exclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays
The British Museum removed terms like 'Palestine' and 'Palestinian' from its displays following lobbying in 2024, but later falsely claimed 'audience testing' justified the changes. A freedom of information request revealed no such testing occurred, and internal emails showed the alterations were made in response to complaints from pro-Israel groups and individuals between October and December 2024.
- Exclusive: How British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays
The British Museum removed terms like 'Palestine' and 'Israelite occupation' from its displays in 2024 following complaints by pro-Israel activists, despite later falsely claiming the changes were based on 'audience testing.' A Palestinian ambassador criticized the removal as erasure of Palestinian history, while the museum denied the allegations.
- British Museum cancels Ancient Israel talk over security concerns after 'individuals signed up wanting to deliberately disrupt' event
The British Museum canceled a talk on Ancient Israel due to security concerns. The cancellation followed reports that some individuals had signed up with the intention to disrupt the event.
- Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British Museum
The Palestinian ambassador to the UK protested to the Foreign Office after the British Museum removed references to Palestine from its exhibits, replacing it with Gaza and the West Bank. The UK recognised the state of Palestine in September 2025. The removal was made from a panel listing countries of the ancient Levant and Egypt.
- Antiquities dealer who exposed thefts at British Museum dies aged 61
Dr. Ittai Gradel, an academic-turned-antiquities dealer who exposed the theft of hundreds of artifacts from the British Museum, died at 61 from renal cancer. He was awarded a medal by the museum for his 'very significant contribution' days before his death after alerting authorities to stolen items he found on eBay.