Why Is Everyone Excited About Lina Ghotmeh’s British Museum Redesign?
In February 2025, the British Museum announced that Paris-based Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture (LG—A) had won the international competition to redesign its Western Range galleries — the wing that holds treasures from Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Assyria, and the Middle East. It’s one of the largest cultural redevelopment projects in the world, and the buzz…