The British Museum’s Decisive Year: A 2023 Filled with a Lot of Scandal, and Not Enough Change
The thefts at the British Museum revealed a disorganized institution with long-term management and security issues.
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British Museum Deputy Director Leaves After Probe into Thefts
Jonathan Williams dismissed a whistleblower's detailed concerns about the thefts from the museum's collection in 2021.
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Independent Review Urges British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
The review was prompted by 2,000 stolen, damaged, and missing items taken from the British Museum's collection over 30 years.
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British Museum Will Digitize Entire Collection at a Cost of $12.1 M. in Response to Thefts
The British Museum will update or upgrade records of 2.4 million items to increase security and public access.
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British Museum Seeks the Public’s Help Recovering Its Stolen Items
So far, 60 objects have been returned.
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British Museum Names Interim Deputy Director As It Reels from Scandal Over Stolen Objects
Craig Heron will lead the museum solo for now, with its director having resigned recently.
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British Museum Has Recovered Some of the 2,000 Missing and Stolen Items
Chairman George Osborne admitted the museum's security needed improvements.
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British Museum Director Hartwig Fischer Steps Down Due to Thefts
He stated that he and the museum hadn't taken warning signs from 2021 seriously enough.
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British Museum Officials Were Warned of Thefts in 2021, Emails Reveal
A Danish art expert says he alerted senior officials about the thefts, but his concerns were repeatedly dismissed.
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British Museum Staffer Fired for Lost and Damaged Items Identified as Veteran Curator Peter Higgs
Two UK news outlets named the longtime curator of Greek antiquities.
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