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1 week ago

UK government insures Bayeux Tapestry for 800m during loan to British Museum

The artefact, created in the 1070s, will be covered under the Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS) which, according to a government website, is overseen by the UK department for culture, media and sport (DCMS). The scheme, backed by UK taxpayers, "allows art and cultural objects to be shown publicly in the UK which might not have been otherwise because the cost of insurance would have been too high".
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3 months ago

Hawaiian royals' visit to London marked by museum

The British Museum exhibition Hawai'i: A Kingdom Crossing Oceans commemorates the 1824 Hawaiian royal visit and showcases around 150 Hawaiian artifacts and diplomatic objects.
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