Tag: british museum
Dalrymple criticises British Musuem exhibition ‘Silk Roads’ for ‘excluding’ India
LONDON: Historian William Dalrymple has criticised an exhibition at the British Museum featuring over 300 objects from the Silk Roads from CE 500 to CE…
UK loans stolen Asante treasures to Ghana in six-year deal
The United Kingdom has returned on a six-year loan 32 gold and silver treasures looted from the Asante kingdom over 150 years ago back to…
UK to fund £1m memorial for Muslim soldiers who fought for British empire
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt presenting the annual budget (AFP photo) LONDON: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the Budget on Wednesday that…
British museums to return looted royal Ghana treasures
ACCRA: The British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum will give back gold and silver artifacts looted during colonial times from Ghana‘s Asante royal…
British Museum missing 2,000 artefacts after police called in
LONDON: The number of artefacts that have disappeared from the British Museum is estimated at 2,000, chairman of trustees George Osborne said on Saturday, admitting…
British Museum: British museum director quits over stolen items
LONDON: The director of the British museum said on Friday he was stepping down with immediate effect after admitting to failings in the museum’s investigation…
Stolen Items: British museum says staff member dismissed after items were found to be missing, stolen or damaged
LONDON: The British museum said Wednesday that a member of its staff has been dismissed after items dating back as far as the 15th century…