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London’s British Museum has recovered some of the 2,000 treasures stolen from its storerooms after a bungled internal probe that led to the resignation of its embattled director.
Visitors to the British Museum in London, England, walk around a selection of items from the collection of ancient Greek sculptures known as The Elgin Marbles, Aug. 23, 2023.
The British Museum has begun recovering some items that were taken from the prestigious institution and sold online, museum chair George Osborne said on Saturday. Osborne’s comments follow ...
LONDON -- Please return if found: Hundreds of missing artifacts formerly housed in a museum in central London. The British Museum has issued a plea to the public to assist in the recovery of ...
The British Museum is asking the public for help to recover several stolen artifacts on a webpage launched on Tuesday. The museum dismissed an unnamed employee over the summer for allegedly ...
British Museum, London. Photo: Getty Images / Maremagnum The British Museum in London fired an employee after a number of items from its collection “were found to be missing, stolen or damaged." ...
The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems ...
On the hunt with high-tech treasure hunters The British Museum released its annual tally of archaeological items found by the public — and the newest list is record-setting, the museum said this ...
British Museum seeks recovery of some 2,000 stolen items By Reuters August 26, 20236:49 AM PDTUpdated August 26, 2023 ...
Almost three weeks after the British Museum was plunged into crisis by the revelation of thefts from its storerooms, the London institution said it would come under new leadership. On Saturday ...
Police evacuated visitors from the British Museum Tuesday morning after a man was stabbed near London’s renowned landmark. A suspect was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous body harm ...
In 2021, British Museum officials were alerted to a potential thief in their ranks. That year, Ittai Gradel, a Denmark-based dealer in ancient gems, contacted the august London institution with ...