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...
Results for "Thefts"
Bronze Age Gold Stolen From Ely Museum Irreplaceable
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 Appointed New Director of Troubled British Museum
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...
British Museum To Display Stolen Items Recovered from Collection
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...
Missing UK Museum Objects: The Latest Story Behind The Vitrine
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...
British Museum Theft: Accountability Crisis Amidst Inside Job Allegations
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...
George Osborne Acknowledges Decades Long Inside Job at British Museum
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...
British Museum Launches Website To Recover Internally Stolen Artefacts
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...
Shambolic British Museum: Mark Jones named Interim Director
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...
