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Archaeologists Digging Beneath Britain’s Houses of Parliament Discover 6,000-Year-Old Flint Artifacts and a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Altar Fragment

During restorations at the Palace of Westminster in London, excavations have revealed a trove of historic objects, the oldest ...

Britain’s only carpet museum to close down after visitors fall to just six a day

Britain’s only carpet museum will shut its doors for good due to falling visitor numbers. The Museum of Carpet in ...

Britain’s only carpet museum that became cult hit to shut down after 13 years after visitors dwindle to just six per day

BRITAIN’S only carpet museum is closing down — finally floored by a lack of visitors. It attracted coachloads of fans and school groups when it opened in 2012 and became a cult hit ...

An expert guide to Jersey, the island where France and Britain blend

Jersey, a Crown Dependency, is neither part of the UK nor the EU, but is closely bound to both. It’s just 14 miles off the coast of Normandy, and while you’ll detect echoes of France in its ...

Britain's only carpet museum to shut down

Britain’s only carpet museum will shut its doors for good due to falling visitor numbers. The Museum of Carpet in ...

Paris’ Louvre museum to increase ticket price for visitors from outside the EU

PARIS (AP) — Paris’ Louvre museum has approved a ticket hike from 22 to 32 euros ($25 to $37) for non-European visitors from ...

Why British Museum has ended 15-year Japan Tobacco deal – and what it means for future partnerships

The British Museum has ended its controversial 15-year sponsorship with Japan Tobacco International (JTI). The sponsorship ...