British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

The British Museum Begs for Help Over 2,000 Lost Treasures - Why Did They Ignore Public Concerns in the Past? – Byline Times

Newsletter offer Receive our Behind the Headlines email and we'll post a free copy of Byline Times Sign up As the British Museum asks the public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts, Byline Times questions just how transparent the museum has been in the past to such matters of concern. In a Freedom of Information (FOI) request in 2022, asking for information on the number of reported thefts and attempted thefts the British Museum…

The British Museum published photos of objects resembling some of the hundreds of items stolen from its collections on Tuesday and called on the public to help find them.

British Museum asks public to help recover stolen treasures

By Oscar Holland and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — The British Museum is appealing to the public in its efforts to recover some of the 2,000 artifacts it believes were stolen from its collections. On Tuesday the museum said it has launched a dedicated hotline for anyone “concerned” that they “may be, or have been, in possession of” the missing items. The announcement comes after the British Museum’s chair, George Osborne, revealed the extent o…

British Museum seeks help to recover missing and stolen treasures

The British Museum launches a public hotline asking for help to locate some 2,000 missing artefacts, revealing they were mostly ancient Greek and Roman gems and jewellery.

British Museum asks public to help recover missing items from its collection

THE British Museum is asking the public to help recover missing items from its collection. It announced in August that 2,000 artefacts were found to have been taken, and a police investigation is under way. A Bronze Age Cyprus RingPA A Roman Gem ringPA PA3rd Century BC Greek necklace[/caption] The London-based institution has now posted pictures on its website of missing Greek and Roman necklaces and rings. It revealed that 60 items have been re…

British Museum launches public appeal to recover missing items

In August, the museum dismissed a staff member and alerted the police after items were found to be “missing, stolen or damaged”.