The theft of 2,000 gems at the British Museum began 20 to 25 years ago, according to George Osborne, the chairman of the trustees. This shocking news was revealed yesterday to the House of Commons ...

Visitors to the British Museum in London, England, walk around a selection of items from the collection of ancient Greek sculptures known as The Elgin Marbles, Aug. 23, 2023. LEON NEAL/Getty ...

Items in the collection date from the third to 20th Century The British Museum is to be given Chinese ceramics worth £1bn in what is believed to be the highest-value gift received by a UK museum ...

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.

Thanks to the donation, the British Museum said it would hold one of the most important collections of Chinese ceramics of any public institution outside the Chinese-speaking world, numbering ...

The British Museum said on Wednesday it planned to digitise its entire collection, citing the need to secure public access to its vast catalogue after it reported in August that 2,000 artefacts ...

Indeed, the British Museum thefts might have gone unnoticed if not for an antiquities dealer who was browsing eBay and recognized an ancient Roman cameo as one from the museum’s collection.

The Sir Percival David Foundation will permanently donate its £1 billion ($1.27 billion) Chinese ceramics collection to the British Museum, following regulatory approval to amend its governing ...

The British Museum is digitizing its entire collection of more than eight million pieces, at a total cost of over $12 million. This move was announced after the museum experienced a theft back in ...

The British Museum is to be given Chinese ceramics worth £1bn in what is believed to be the highest-value gift received by a UK museum. The addition of the items from the Sir Percival David ...

The British Museum, one of the most visited in the world, has been dealing with the aftermath of thefts which highlighted internal failings and led to the exit of its director. HOME.