Museum £100k away from Henry VIII pendant target

The British Museum is trying to raise the last £100,000 it needs to buy a gold pendant worth £3.5m, linked to Henry VIII's ...

British Museum Aims to Hire Treasure Hunter to Recover Lost Gold Artifacts

Three years ago, the museum revealed that more than 1,500 items were missing from its Greek and Roman collections. Less than ...
Hyperallergic

After Thefts, British Museum Will Bring Its Collection Online

Following a highly publicized string of thefts by a staff member, the British Museum in London announced it will digitize its collection in a bid to document its holdings and make them known to the ...
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Stolen Treasures: Why The British Museum Refuses To Give Back Its Looted Artifacts

Few institutions hold as much global prestige and controversy as the British Museum. Behind its grand façade lies a collection shaped not only by curiosity but also by conquest. Interestingly, many of ...
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British Museum to fully digitise collection after 'inside job' thefts

LONDON (Reuters) -The British Museum said on Wednesday it planned to digitise its entire collection, citing the need to secure public access to its vast catalogue after it reported in August that ...
Artnet

The British Museum Has Launched a Website Seeking the Recovery of 2,000 Objects That Were Stolen From Its Collection

The British Museum has launched a new section of its website dedicated to the recovery of 2,000 items that were stolen from its collection. Launching the public appeal today, the museum invites anyone ...
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British Museum Receives £1 Billion Donation of Rare Chinese Ceramics

The British Museum has received a private collection of Chinese ceramics estimated at approximately £1 billion GBP ($1.27 billion USD) — the highest-value object gift in UK museum history. Donated by ...
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British Museum appoints new interim director after theft crisis

Mark Jones was appointed as the new interim director at the British Museum on Wednesday as the institution seeks to restore its reputation following the theft of about 2,000 artifacts from its ...
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A Taste Of Ancient Egypt At London’s British Museum

From the stone that unlocked hieroglyphics to towering statues and eerie mummies, the British Museum’s Ancient Egypt collection is a must-see for history lovers. ByDavid Nikel, Senior Contributor.
The New York Times

The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics

Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build up a collection like this today,” one expert said. By Alex Marshall ...
The New York Times

British Museum Announces Plan to Stop Thefts

The museum will overhaul its record keeping, but its leaders said that millions of items still would not be individually documented. By Alex Marshall Two months after it announced the firing of a ...