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• British Museum and Oxford University Experts Initiate Strategic Heritage Partnership With Nigeria Railway Corporation Legacy Museum

  Published: Apr 9, 2026

  Section: Africa

  A delegation of British anthropologists and museum specialists visited the NRC Legacy Museum in Lagos to establish a formal conservation partnership. The collaboration focuses on r...

• New University of East Anglia Research Debunks Legend of King Harold’s 200-Mile Forced March to Hastings

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Groundbreaking research from the University of East Anglia reveals that King Harold II’s legendary forced march from Yorkshire to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is a Victorian myth...

• Cultural Leaders Condemn British Museum Over Allegations of Palestinian Erasure and Complicity in Regional Conflict

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Politics

  More than 200 prominent cultural figures have signed an open letter accusing the British Museum of historical revisionism after the institution modified gallery labels referencing...