With new labels for some of its most contested objects the museum is engaging in an important conversation – but has it got the tone wrong?
April 2024
Apollo
Thomas Calvocoressi
Rakewell
Digby Warde-Aldam
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Has the British Museum finally found its voice?
With new labels for some of its most contested objects the museum is engaging in an important conversation – but has it got the tone wrong?