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With 2,000 Thefts, the British Museum Faces a Historic Crisis
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Since mid-August, the British Museum has been mired in a controversy over the theft of about 2,000 objects from its collections. The theft is suspected to be an inside job that took place over a period of twenty years....
Archaeology
British Museum Fires Staff Over Missing Items
The British Museum had to fire a member of staff and has laid out some "emergency measures" after items were stolen.
The goods that disappeared include gold jewelery and semiprecious gems and glass that range in date from the 15th...
Ancient Greece
Over 100,000 Greek Artifacts Stored in British Museum Vaults
Over 100,000 Greek artifacts are stored underground in the vaults of the British Museum, the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (BCRPM) revealed over the weekend.
The BCRPM says that using Freedom of Information provisions, it has...
Ancient Greece
Parthenon Marbles Off Limits to British Museum Visitors
For those keeping track of the British Museum's treatment of the Parthenon Marbles, the statues and friezes taken by Lord Elgin from atop the Acropolis in 1801, the news is not good.
The gallery where they were displayed has now...
Archaeology
Petition Asks British Museum to Return “Karpathos Lady” Statue
The "Karpathos Lady" statue has been housed in the British Museum, but a petition was launched on Monday to bring her back to Greece.
Ancient Greece
British Museum Returns Looted Ancient Greek Statue to Libya
After a long legal battle, London’s British Museum returned last week a looted ancient Greek statue of the goddess Persephone to Libya
Europe
Former British Museum Trustee Calls for Return of Parthenon Marbles
Noted British sculptor and former Trustee of the British Museum Sir Antony Gormley came out for the return of the Parthenon Marbles on Wednesday, saying "I would be happy to return them."
In an interview with the magazine British Archaeology,...
Archaeology
Creative Protest for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles Held at the British Museum
After closing its doors for over 100 days due to Covid-19, the British Museum opened on Thursday. Among the first visitors to the museum were protestors demanding the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece.
During its period of closure,...
Culture
Greek Students Sing for Return of Parthenon Marbles at British Museum
A group of students from a Cretan high school showed their defiance at Britain's refusal to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece by singing a traditional song during their recent visit to the British Museum in London.
Students from the...
Culture
New Guidelines May Force the British Museum to Return the Parthenon Marbles
New hopes emerged last week that the Parthenon Marbles could eventually be returned to their rightful home after the British authorities ordered the country's museums to assess their collections with a new "decolonizing" checklist to ease the repatriation of...
Culture
Study Suggests British Museum Has Caused More Damage to Parthenon Sculptures than Athens’ Air Pollution
A recent scientific study published in the Academic journal Antiquity claims that the first decades of the Parthenon sculptures' presence in London caused irreparable damage, much worse than what Athens' air pollution would have caused to the ancient artifacts in the...
Culture
New Book Blasts British Museum Over Stolen Parthenon Marbles
Prominent British barrister, academic and author Geoffrey Robertson recently launched a scathing attack at the British Museum for exhibiting what he charges is “pilfered cultural property.”
Robertson’s views appear in his new book, titled “Who Owns History? Elgin’s Loot and...
Archaeology
Greek Artist Sings for Parthenon Marbles’ Return in British Museum Protest
London-based Greek singer and songwriter Hellena performed her latest composition, “The Parthenon Marbles – Bring Them Back” in a protest at the British Museum on Thursday afternoon, the Athens-Macedonia News Agency (ANA-MPA) has reported.
The artist performed the song 10...
Culture
Students at Louvre and British Museum Urging for Return of Greek Antiquities [photos]
Two Greek students decided to show their Greek heritage by photographing themselves with Greek flags in front of artifacts from Greek antiquity at the British Museum in London and the Louvre Museum in Paris. The students, Alexandros Kazakos and...
Art
The British Museum Sunken Cities Exhibit Showcases Greek-Egyptian Ancient Ties
The British Museum will be displaying over 200 artifacts excavated off the coast of Egypt near Alexandria from 1996 to 2012. The exhibit titled Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds will be on display from May 19 through November 27.
The two...