The British Museum has made public the investigation and return of 268 objects that were either misplaced or pilfered from its collection. This elevates the tally of recovered items to 626 after identifying over 1,500 missing pieces last summer. The reclaimed...
Curators were left for words after priceless gold artefacts dating back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age were brazenly stolen from the highly regarded Ely Museum during a recent break-in. Among the stolen treasures are a striking gold torc and an intricately crafted gold...
Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed the new Director of the British Museum. He will inherit a position marred by staff departures and ongoing legal proceedings against a former curator, Peter Higgs, over thefts of antiquities from the Greek and Roman...
LONDON, Feb. 2 - In August 2023, revelations of approximately 2000 missing, stolen, or damaged objects from the British Museum's collection, predominantly classical gems and gold jewellery, sparked renewed public intrigue about these artefacts. Today, the British...
In recent months, UK Museum collections have come under intense scrutiny, with headlines echoing the 'alleged' thefts of up to 2000 objects from the British Museum. This investigation has broadened and intensified as media outlets pursued Freedom of Information...
The British Museum is grappling with an internal crisis due to the loss and damage of approximately 2,000 artefacts, including valuable Roman gems. Senior curator Peter Higgs remains the only suspect in the case. Higgs's non-cooperation has hindered the institution's...
In a shocking revelation, the British Museum, a bastion of cultural heritage, admitted it had fallen prey to a massive "inside job," where approximately 2,000 artefacts vanished over a staggering 25-year period. During a parliamentary hearing, the startling disclosure...
Last August, 1,200 to 2,000 valuable objects were reported "missing, stolen or damaged" by officials at the British Museum. A senior Curator, Peter John Higgs, 56, was dismissed, pending a police investigation, after several items were traced to the online bidding...
Mark Jones has been named interim director of the British Museum. He will replace Hartwig Fischer who stepped down last week. Dr Carl Heron will now replace Dr Jonathan Williams as Deputy Director of the institution. Fischer and Williams departed amid claims of...