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Where do the items in the British Museum come from?

The British Museum houses a collection of about eight million historical and cultural artefacts from around the world.

Al Jazeera

Get your own art detective! My simple solution for the British Museum fiasco

Museums don’t win awards or get rave reviews for their security systems – but they should. I have seen for myself how lax British Museum security was. It needs to stop living in a fantasy world

The Guardian - UK

Will the British Museum give back the Elgin Marbles? History explained

Greece argues that the scupltures were obtained illegally, while the UK says they were not

Evening Standard

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China’s leading state-run newspaper calls on UK to return ‘stolen’ artifacts ahead of James Cleverly visit

‘We formally request the British Museum to return all Chinese cultural relics acquired through improper channels to China free of charge’

The Independent UK

British Museum must list missing objects so antiquities dealers can help

Letter: Ivan Macquisten of the Antiquities Dealers’ Association says the trade is highly alert to red flags and has an interest in keeping the market clean

The Guardian - UK

Theft isn’t the only problem facing the cash-strapped British Museum – and I have some answers

The museum’s sprawling collections should be consolidated, with items sold to fund much-needed developments, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Thefts expose British Museum’s ‘ridiculous’ stance on return of artefacts, says MP

Chair of parliamentary reparations group hits out at law preventing return of Parthenon marbles and Benin bronzes

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The Head Of The British Museum Has Now Quit, Making The Bonkers Theft Situation Even Funnier

The director of the British Museum has straight up bounced over the institution's response to having approximately 2,000 artefacts stolen.

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‘Incredibly poor’ British Museum security let thief take valuables over years, ex-curator claims

Exclusive: Second expert claims colleague alerted bosses numerous times as far back as 2020

The Independent UK

‘Nobody was expecting it’: British Museum warned reputation seriously damaged and treasures will take decades to recover

Experts say loss of 1,500 items reveals lax cataloguing and boosts case for returning objects to countries of origin

The Guardian - UK

The British Museum says it has recovered some of the stolen 2,000 items - old

The British Museum says it has recovered some of the 2,000 items believed to have been stolen by an insider

The Independent UK

British Museum has recovered some of 2,000 stolen artefacts, chairman George Osborne says

The chairman of the museum’s trustees conceded the scandal has harmed the London institution’s reputation

The Independent UK

British Museum has recovered some of 2,000 stolen artefacts, says George Osborne - OLD

The chairman of the museum’s trustees conceded the scandal has harmed the London institution’s reputation.

The Independent UK

British Museum has recovered some of the estimated 2,000 stolen artefacts, chairman reveals

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer announced his resignation on Friday, while his deputy, Jonathan Williams, agreed to step back until the independent review into the theft had concluded

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The Independent UK

British Museum deputy director steps back after boss quits over theft probe

Director Hartwig Fischer and his deputy Jonathan Williams both announced their decisions on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

After the British Museum thefts, what other major art heists have there been?

One Rembrandt has been stolen four times, and works by Van Gogh, Munch and Picasso have also been targeted by criminals

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the British Museum losses: a diplomatic own goal

Editorial: The disappearance of artefacts has delivered a propaganda coup to nations campaigning for the return of historical treasures

The Guardian - UK

Artefacts stolen from British Museum ‘may be untraceable’ due to poor records

Many examples of missing gold jewellery, gems and ancient items were not catalogued, say cultural heritage experts

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The Independent UK

British Museum seeks interim leadership following resignation of director

Hartwig Fischer announced his resignation from the position on Friday.

The Independent UK

Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items - OLD

The director of the British Museum says he's stepping down immediately amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities dating to the 15th century B.C. Hartwig Fischer says he's resigning now, rather than waiting until next…

Evening Standard

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer quits and his No2 steps down over stolen treasures

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer will step down after treasures were reported to be stolen or missing from the London institution.

The Independent UK

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer steps down amid theft inquiry - OLD

The German art historian has been in the post since 2016.

The Independent UK

British Museum director resigns after spate of treasure thefts

Hartwig Fischer admitted the museum ‘did not respond as comprehensively as it should have in response to warnings in 2021’

The Guardian - UK

Police interview man in connection with suspected British Museum thefts

No arrests made and Met is working with museum, which said last week it had sacked a member of staff

Evening Standard

Man interviewed by police following reported thefts at British Museum

It is believed that items including gold and precious stones were taken over a significant period of time

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