British Museum
National museum in London, United Kingdom
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The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The British Museum was the first public national museum to cover all fields of knowledge.
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'Belittling': Fashion show held next to Elgin Marbles in British Museum angers GreeceA London Fashion Week show held in the same room as the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum has sparked anger from the Greek government.Sky News - Published | |
British Museum deputy director leaving role after artefacts theft scandalThe deputy director of the British Museum "will be leaving" his role after around 2,000 artefacts worth millions of pounds were declared missing, stolen or damaged.Sky News - Published | |
British Museum worker accused of stealing artefacts 'not cooperating with investigation'A former British Museum worker under suspicion over the disappearance of around 2,000 items is not cooperating with an investigation, the institution has said.Sky News - Published | |
British Museum was 'victim of inside job' over missing treasures, says OsborneThe British Museum was the victim of "an inside job", its chairman George Osborne has said - as he revealed security had been "tightened up" after items were found to be stolen or damaged.Sky News - Published | |
Have you seen these treasures? British Museum reveals types of items believed to have been stolenThe British Museum has revealed the types of items believed to have been stolen from its collection.Sky News - Published | |
Interim director of British Museum appointedSir Mark Jones has been announced as the interim director of the British Museum by the board of trustees, the institution's chair George Osborne has said.Sky News - Published | |
British Museum's Welsh artefacts 'should return to Wales'Welsh items held in the British Museum should be returned to Wales, according to an MP.Sky News - Published | |
More could have been done to prevent British Museum thefts, Osborne admitsMore could have been done to prevent thefts at the British Museum, chairman George Osborne has admitted - as he vowed to "clear up the mess".Sky News - Published | |
British Museum director resigns following alleged thefts of artefactsThe director of the British Museum, Hartwig Fischer, has announced he is stepping down with immediate effect following alleged thefts of artefacts from the institution.Sky News - Published | |
Police interview man over alleged thefts of artefacts at British MuseumA man has been interviewed by the Metropolitan Police following alleged thefts at the British Museum.Sky News - Published | |
Nigeria demands return of Benin bronzes after thefts from British MuseumNigerian and Greek officials have demanded the return of treasures after thousands of items were stolen from the British Museum.Sky News - Published | |
'Close to 2,000' artefacts worth millions stolen from British MuseumClose to 2,000 artefacts worth millions of pounds are believed to have been stolen from the British Museum by one of its senior curators.Sky News - Published | |
Man arrested after stabbing near British MuseumA man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous body harm following a stabbing near the British Museum, police say.Sky News - Published | Vatican returns fragments of Parthenon sculptures in move that could increase pressure on British Museum to do the same The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece in a move that could increase pressure on the British Museum to do the same.Sky News - Published |
What are the Elgin Marbles and how did they end up in the British Museum? The Elgin Marbles could soon return to Greece - more than 200 years after they were shipped out of the country to Britain.Sky News - Published | British Museum and Harrods targeted by 'warm up' protestersHarrods, Scottish Power and the British Museum were targeted as protesters occupied buildings across the UK as part of a campaign against rising energy bills and fuel poverty.Sky News - Published |
Boris Johnson tells Greek PM that dispute over Elgin marbles is 'matter for British Museum' Boris Johnson has told the Greek prime minister that the issue of the Parthenon sculptures was "one for the trustees of the British Museum" during talks in Downing Street.Sky News - Published | Former chancellor George Osborne gets new job at 'greatest museum in the world' Former chancellor George Osborne has been appointed as the next chairman of the British Museum.Sky News - Published |
