After it fired a worker for theft and its director stepped down, the museum faces renewed calls to give back contested objects and an uphill battle to raise funds for refurbishment.
Tag: Arts and Antiquities Looting
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Investigators Seize ‘Marcus Aurelius’ Statue From Cleveland Museum
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said the headless bronze, valued at $20 million, is a depiction of the Roman emperor and was looted from Turkey.
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British Museum Director Resigns After Worker Fired for Theft
Hartwig Fischer, who had led the museum since 2016, said that the museum’s failure to respond to earlier warnings “must ultimately rest with the director.”
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The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty
How a widow’s legal fight against the Wildenstein family of France has threatened their storied collection — and revealed the underbelly of the global art market.
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British Museum Fires Worker Accused of Stealing Gold and Gems
The museum said that it had dismissed a worker accused of stealing jewelry and gems, some thousands of years old, from a storeroom. The police are investigating.