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May 20, 2024 · His revelations led to the departure of the museum’s director Hartwig Fischer and the deputy director Jonathan Williams. As The Art Newspaper reported, most of the items acquired by Gradel were...
May 28, 2024 · His warnings to the museum’s director Hartwig Fischer and deputy Jonathan Williams were largely ignored for well over a year. It was not until the then new BM chairman, Osborne, was informed in...
May 27, 2024 · The museum’s director at the time, Hartwig Fisher, shared the information with chairman George Osborne. Two months before, Dr Gradel had managed to reach Mr Osborne to tell him about his suspicions.
4 days ago · The scandal cost museum director Hartwig Fischer his job when it emerged the museum had failed to properly respond to early reports of the alleged thefts. Legal proceedings were launched in...
1 day ago · Website. britishmuseum .org. Area. 807,000 sq ft (75,000 m 2) in. 94 galleries. The Great Court was developed in 2001 and surrounds the original Reading Room. The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.
May 20, 2024 · The British Museum has made public the investigation and return of 268 objects that were either misplaced or pilfered from its collection. This elevates the tally of recovered items to 626 after identifying over 1,500 missing pieces last summer.
May 17, 2024 · Following the uproar over the thefts disclosed in August 2023, the museum's director, Hartwig Fischer, resigned and was temporarily replaced by former Victoria and Albert Museum head Sir Mark...
