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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 17:43 UTC

Tag: British Museum

  • Saturday, August 26th 2023 - 23:43 UTC

    British Museum director Fischer steps down over stolen gems and jewelry

    Fischer is originally from Germany and was the first non British head of the museum in more than two centuries.

    British Museum director Hartwig Fischer stepped down on Friday after it was reveled that numerous artifacts were stolen. A number of items in the museum's collection were reported stolen two years ago, including gems and jewelry from centuries ago. “The responsibility for that failure must ultimately rest with the director,” Fischer said.

  • Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 04:47 UTC

    British Museum asked to return Eastern Island monolith

    The “Hoa Hakananai’a” measures about eight feet in height and weighs an astonishing four tonnes.

    A delegation from the Chilean Easter Island early this week has asked the British Museum in London for the return of an iconic statue believed to date from around 1200 AD and even offered to replace it with a replica carved from stone by a contemporary artist.