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    Rosetta Stone to be added to British Museum LGBTQ+ tours

    Male Egyptologist who helped decipher hieroglyphs had to flee UK after having gay sex
    by Mark Brown Arts correspondent Jun 25, 2020 2 minutes
    The Rosetta Stone is said to be the No 1 attraction at the British Museum. Photograph: David Cliff/NurPhoto/PA Images

    One of the most famous objects in the world, the Rosetta Stone, is to have its little-known gay history explored on public tours for the first time by the British Museum.

    The stone is known for its crucial role in giving the scholars Jean-François Champollion and Thomas Young the key to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. It has been in the museum collection since 1802 and is regularly named

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