Ilê Sartuzi's short-lived heist involving a 17th-century coin draws parallels to the recent scandal over the theft of thousands of items from the museum’s collection

Fischer, who resigned after a thefts scandal at the British Museum, has been announced as the founding director of the new institution, which is expected to open in 2026

George Osborne’s comments were made on Thief at the British Museum, which has been released both as a one-off television show and a radio series

The institution’s chair George Osborne has described the total number of items returned as a result that “few expected”, though more than 800 remain missing

The Danish specialist Ittai Gradel, who first raised alarm about thefts of antiquities from the London museum, and earlier returned 61 gems bought separately on eBay, approached the Thorvaldsens Museum to help in repatriating a second, larger set of stolen pieces

The museum's former acting head of the Greece and Rome department, Peter Higgs, is facing legal action after being accused of stealing up to 2,000 objects

Mark Jones also says BP deal is the ‘right one’ and announces recovered items show

Successful candidate will have their work cut out for them to restore the institution's reputation after last year's theft scandal

From the British Museum thefts to the consequences in art and heritage of the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent Collection Security Review urges the museum to take urgent action, including fully recording the collection and tough management changes

The review team will now liaise with the police for the criminal investigation

George Osborne, the chairman of the trustees, says the thefts began over two decades ago

George Osborne, the museum's chair, and the UK culture department are among those in the spotlight in the wake of Roman and Greek objects being stolen

Discussions about the return of the ancient Greek artefacts have likely slipped down the British Museum's list of priorities. Here, Alexander Herman, the author of a just-published book on the subject, tells us why the museum can ill afford to neglect the matter for long

The museum has also stated that 300 further items are “due to be returned imminently”, and that it has enlisted an international taskforce

The former V&A director was keeper of coins and medal at the embattled London institution

The treasures singled out so far include the Mold Gold Cape and Moel Hebog shield

Plus, the Sāo Paulo biennial and Chaïm Soutine in Düsseldorf

The embattled institution is yet to announce an interim director after the resignation of Hartwig Fischer

Art publications such as The Art Newspaper could offer to publish free-to-access illustrated lists of the 1,500 or more artefacts, says art adviser Ivan Macquisten

Article in The Global Times also criticises the UK’s ‘bloody, ugly, and shameful colonial history’

To make the British Museum fit for the 21st century it must create a comprehensive publicly accessible database of its entire collection, argues Dan Hicks, curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford

Other Greek treasures would come to London in exchange for a loan of the contested sculptures

Fischer, who was set to leave his position next year, made the decision to go now amid the scandal surrounding the theft of objects from the museum's collection

Government official says new claim will be made for Benin Bronzes housed in London

The crisis at the museum raises many questions, including who can take the institution forward from here

Shock losses will have ramifications for the institution's ambitious masterplan, with sponsorship hanging in the balance

The UK Museums Association also stresses that insider theft is rare—though others disagree

Meanwhile, Tory MP accuses Greece of "blatant opportunism" over missing items

But Hartwig Fischer stepping down is not linked to the alleged thefts, say fresh sources