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Tower of London’s Crown Jewels: colonial diamonds overshadow reopened exhibition’s most interesting objects

Tower of London’s Crown Jewels: colonial diamonds overshadow reopened exhibition’s most interesting objects: The Tower of London’s Crown Jewel exhibition, which reopened in May, is a turning point in the museum’s narrative. As British institutions have increasingly made moves to investigate their connections to slavery, there has been a gradual acceptance of the complicated nature …

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Arts rescue package: by all means protect Britain’s ‘jewels’ – but don’t forget the rest of the crown

Arts rescue package: by all means protect Britain’s ‘jewels’ – but don’t forget the rest of the crown: Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, one of the 'crown jewels' of UK arts. Willy Barton via Shutterstock As far as the UK government is concerned, its announcement of a “rescue package” for the arts couldn’t have …

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