British Museum History

Millions raised to save Henry VIII pendant

British Museum raises nearly $5 million to save gold Tudor heart pendant linked to Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon

The fundraising campaign"captured the public's imagination with the untold love story the Tudor Heart tells between Henry and Katherine," the museum said

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British Museum raises £3.5m to save pendant linked to Henry VIII’s marriage to Katherine of Aragon

Artnet News · 1d

British Museum Raises $4.8 Million to Snag Rare Tudor Pendant

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British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after raising £3.5m

A gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, has been acquired by the British Museum following a successful fundraising campaign.

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British Museum Raises Nearly $5 Million to Save Gold Tudor Heart Pendant Linked to Henry VIII's Marriage to Katherine of Aragon

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Golden Henry VIII ‘Tudor Heart’ pendant with special message nets finder & field owner £3.5 MILLION

The Independent on MSN

Inside the British Museum’s groundbreaking new samurai exhibition

Half of Japan’s samurai were women, groundbreaking new exhibition at British Museum says - ‘Samurai’ explores over a thousand years of Japanese history related to the elite warrior class

Hyperallergic

Hew Locke Probes the British Museum’s History

LONDON — It is one thing to commission surveys into an art institution’s links to colonialism or slavery. Repatriation and recognition of cultural objects obtained by nefarious means remain urgent issues. But what to do with the resultant findings?

Hypebeast

British Museum Receives £1 Billion Donation of Rare Chinese Ceramics

The British Museum has received a private collection of Chinese ceramics estimated at approximately £1 billion GBP ($1.27 billion USD) — the highest-value object gift in UK museum history. Donated by the trustees of the Sir Percival David, the ...

Hawai‘i Public Radio

Students with Hawaiʻi ties lend a hand to British Museum exhibit

Hawaiʻi students and alumni share what it's been like to be a part of the exhibit "Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans" in London.