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The British Museum says it is partly closed after a fired employee shut down IT systems
The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems ...
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How many artefacts in the British Museum are actually British?
The British Museum faced further controversy last year when it was discovered that some 2,000 items, including jewellery and semi-precious stones, were missing, with some even surfacing on eBay.
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Most Britons support permanent British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade, poll finds
A new poll reveals that 53% of British people back a permanent exhibition at the British Museum focused on Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade. A majority of people in the UK believe ...
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OMA and David Chipperfield Selected Among the 5 Finalists of the British Museum Architecture Competition
Aerial image of the BM. Image Courtesy of The Trustees of the British Museum The competition's second stage will run until December 2024, during which the shortlisted teams will engage in ...
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Museum hides African mask that ‘must not be seen by women’
which is aiming to address a collection “closely tied to British Imperial expansion”. An online trigger warning on the museum’s collection database states that the Igbo mask “may be ...
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British Museum faces probe over handling of tabots, sacred Ethiopian artifacts held 150 years out of view
London — London's renowned British Museum is facing an investigation by the United Kingdom's information watchdog over claims that it has not been transparent about a collection of sacred ...
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British Museum accused of silencing critics after being targeted on social media to return Easter Island statues
The British Museum has been accused of trying to silence its critics after calls for moai statues be returned to Easter Island went viral on social media. The museum switched off comments on one ...
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Activists bombard British Museum’s social media with calls for return of Easter Island statue
The British Museum is facing renewed calls to return a huge moai statue to Easter Island, sparked by a social media campaign by Chilean activists. Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui in the local ...
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British Museum Lends Ghana Looted Gold Artifacts—Here’s Why It Won’t Fully Return Them
The British Museum and London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) announced on Thursday that 32 gold and silver artifacts from Ghana, which were looted during the Anglo-Ashanti Wars in the 1800s ...
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When Cats Took Over the British Museum
The British Museum's professional mousing staff answered to names like Black Jack and Poppet. | Nina Pearman/Moment/Getty Images Among the priceless artifacts and cultural treasures at the British ...
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British Museum is digitizing its entire collection in response to recent thefts
The British Museum has announced plans to digitize its entire permanent collection, totaling over eight million pieces, as reported by ARTNews. The museum announced the move as part of ongoing ...