George Osborne, Chair of Trustees, confirmed that the entire British Museum collection will be digitised to prevent another “inside job” after more than 1,000 artefacts were stolen.

The museum has already digitized half of its collection as part of a project started back in 2020. Speaking of 2020, the early days of Covid forced many museums to hasten digitization efforts.

The British Museum has announced it has “completely redeveloped” its massive digital collection to be more intuitive for users. And it did so ahead of schedule to help a world in quarantine ...

The curious tale of British Museum’s disappearing collection. By Rob Harris. August 21, 2023 — 5.00am. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later.

The Museum of the World timeline. The British Museum is partnering with Google to move 4,500 objects from its collection online and launch a new interactive digital exhibition. The museum has formed a ...