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The British Museum said that even with more than 2 million ... from the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos (from modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the Bust of Rameses the Great (Egypt) and the Rosetta Stone ...
The British Museum, the world’s oldest national public museum, has come under mounting pressure following the theft of more than 2,000 items earlier this month. With police investigations under ...
The British Museum must use this scandal as an opportunity ... museums to return over 100 looted antiquities to Italy, Greece, Turkey and beyond. Several antiquities dealers have likewise been ...
The British Museum's website reads that Elgin's actions ... Some of those pieces have already been repatriated to Turkey and Italy, including a third-century statue worth $15 million.
Visitors at the British Museum on Tuesday demonstrated the clash ... I think it’s similar in the sense that my origin will always be Turkey. When I’m in Turkey it’s a different feeling.
British diplomat Lord Elgin removed the sculptures ... the marbles were passed into the trusteeship of the British Museum. Turkey believes that permission was never given, and representative ...
The British Museum said that even with more than 2 million records ... exhibits include statues from the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos (from modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), the Bust of Rameses the Great ...