British Museum Makes Emergency Repairs to Several Galleries Due to Leaking Roofs
Humidity levels and dripping water had been concerning to institutional leadership.
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British Museum Accused of Silencing Critics After Calls to Return Easter Island Statue
Instagram influencer Mike Milfort encouraged his 1 million followers to spam the British Museum with "return the moai" comments.
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Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Stage Sit-In at British Museum over BP Deal
Activists said the oil company was granted a gas license by Israel last year.
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British Museum Will Display Glass Gems Stolen from Its Collection
A senior curator at the museum was fired last year after he was revealed to have taken roughly 2,000 items from the institution.
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Iran Calls for Halt of British Museum’s Planned Loan of 2,600-Year-Old Babylonian Artifact to Jerusalem
Iranian officials say the loan poses "risk" to the artifact.
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British Museum and V&A to Loan Asante Gold Looted from Ghana
V&A director Tristram Hunt said UK museums will not "fall down" if contested artifacts are loaned to their countries of origin.
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British Museum Seeks New Director with $275,000 Salary, Promising ‘Significant Challenges’
The pay is relatively low for an institutional leader, but British officials say this is normal for the country.
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More Than 1,700 Objects Are Reportedly Missing from England’s Museum Collections
Last summer, the British Museum revealed that 2,000 artifacts in its holdings had been stolen or damaged, or were simply missing.
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