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British Museum appoints scientist Carl Heron as acting deputy director
The embattled institution is yet to announce an interim director after the resignation of Hartwig Fischer
'It's time to publish the British Museum's list of stolen items'
Art publications such as The Art Newspaper could offer to publish free-to-access illustrated lists of the 1,500 or more artefacts, says art adviser Ivan Macquisten
British Museum thefts: Chinese state newspaper calls for the return of cultural relics
Article in The Global Times also criticises the UK’s ‘bloody, ugly, and shameful colonial history’
'The last remaining argument against restitution has now been lost'
To make the British Museum fit for the 21st century it must create a comprehensive publicly accessible database of its entire collection, argues Dan Hicks, curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford
Parthenon Marbles deal still on the table despite British Museum theft scandal
Other Greek treasures would come to London in exchange for a loan of the contested sculptures
British Museum director Hartwig Fischer steps down with immediate effect
Fischer, who was set to leave his position next year, made the decision to go now amid the scandal surrounding the theft of objects from the museum's collection
Nigeria doubles down on restitution demands following British Museum thefts
Government official says new claim will be made for Benin Bronzes housed in London
‘I viewed the morning with alarm. The British Museum had lost its charm’
The crisis at the museum raises many questions, including who can take the institution forward from here
The inside job: what the thefts mean for the British Museum's future plans for the collection
Shock losses will have ramifications for the institution's ambitious masterplan, with sponsorship hanging in the balance
British Museum theft: underfunding of UK sector has weakened safeguarding of collections, museums body says
The UK Museums Association also stresses that insider theft is rare—though others disagree
British Museum thefts ‘reinforce’ Parthenon restitution claims, according to Greek minister
Meanwhile, Tory MP accuses Greece of "blatant opportunism" over missing items
'More than 1,500' artefacts were stolen from British Museum, internal investigation reportedly reveals
A Unesco antiquities trafficking expert says the theft is "probably the worst case so far"
Thefts at the British Museum prompted director’s resignation, say media reports
But Hartwig Fischer stepping down is not linked to the alleged thefts, say fresh sources
Media reports identify objects allegedly stolen from British Museum and posted on eBay
The items include a piece of Roman jewellery—reportedly worth between £25,000 and £50,000—being offered with a minimum price of £40
British Museum imposes 'emergency security measures' after staff member allegedly steals priceless artefacts
The museum in London is reckoning with a huge security breach after admitting that jewellery and gems dating back millennia had been removed from its storeroom without detection
'Knife attack' leads to evacuation of the British Museum in London
Police confirm a man was stabbed close to the entrance on Tuesday morning
British Museum settles case with translator after using work 'without permission, credit or payment'
The London institution will now reinstate Yilin Wang's translations and is reviewing its permissions policy
Artists and cultural leaders call on British Museum to rename BP Lecture Theatre
An open letter urges museum to follow net zero carbon pledge and fully separate from oil giant, which recently recorded $2.6bn in quarterly profit
British Museum director Hartwig Fischer to step down in 2024
The London institution will begin looking for his replacement this autumn, with the new hire having to deal with delicate issues such as the Parthenon Marbles and after-effects of controversial BP sponsorship deal
Poet and translator to sue British Museum for copyright and moral rights infringement
Vancouver-based Yilin Wang has raised more than £15,000 via Crowd Justice to begin legal proceedings
UK and Greece should share Parthenon Marbles says London mayor Sadiq Khan
The Labour party politician encourages the British Museum and the UK government to advance talks with the government of Greece and Athens's Acropolis Museum
King Charles’s ethical dilemma over looted objects in the Royal Collection
The monarch will likely face calls for the return of priceless objects that were seized by British military forces during 19th-century operations
The British Museum and BP's sponsorship deal will end after 27 years
The museum has been under pressure for more than a decade to break off its affiliation with the oil and gas corporation
British Museum drops reference to the Rosetta Stone from title of major refurbishment plans
Move may reflect sensitivities around the museum's possession of the ancient Egyptian object
Declassified documents on Parthenon Marbles reveal rift between UK government and British Museum
Foreign Office was dismissive of the museum's attempts to lobby for the contested sculptures in 1983
British Museum returns Oceanic sculpture to Polynesia—for three years
Admired by Henry Moore and Picasso, A'a has just gone on show at Tahiti's main museum
London museums struggling to regain visitors after Covid closures, our survey shows
The Art Newspaper's annual Visitor Figures survey has found the National Gallery has lost more visitors since 2019 than any other art museum worldwide
Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece in 'historic event'
Restitution shows that a "road of dialogue and peace always exists", according to a representative of the Holy See
Critics line up to condemn Science Museum’s sponsorship deal with Adani Green Energy
Museum is accused of “reprehensible” behaviour in allegedly allowing crisis-hit parent company Adani to greenwash its huge fossil fuel business
Even restituted artefacts—like Benin bronzes—need export licences from UK, says arts minister
Formal requirement for government licences may well prove to be yet another obstacle to a loan agreement for the Parthenon Marbles