Senior executives at the British Museum dismissed warnings of thefts from its collection as “wholly unfounded” when a whistleblower tipped them off two years ago, emails seen by The Telegraph ...

The British Museum's director says he's resigning amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection. News. ... Ittai Gradel, an art historian and ...

In 2021, British Museum officials were alerted to a potential thief in their ranks. That year, Ittai Gradel, a Denmark-based dealer in ancient gems, contacted the august London institution with ...

An art dealer alerted the British Museum to alleged stolen items from the institution in 2021 but was told "all objects were accounted for". Ittai Gradel alleged in February 2021 he had seen items ...

The British Museum’s digital catalog already includes some 4.5 million items. Over the next five years, an additional 1.3 million items would be added to that total, Jones said.

Ittai Gradel, a Dutch antiquities dealer, told The Guardian he had bought many of the artifacts online and claimed he warned the British Museum of the thefts two years ago.

The museum said multiple items have been determined ‘missing, stolen or damaged’ (Picture: EPA) An art dealer claims he was essentially ignored when he tried to tell the British Museum about ...

Hartwig Fischer, the now-former director of the British Museum, announced his resignation Friday. ... Ittai Gradel, a British-Danish art historian and dealer.

The director of the British Museum said on Friday he would step down after admitting to failings in its investigation into the theft of items from its collection.

In his statement, Fischer said he also regretted having suggested that Ittai Gradel — the British-Danish antiquities dealer who first alerted the museum to suspected thefts two years ago — had ...

British Museum Director Hartwig Fischer stepped down today, August 25, months ahead of his slated 2024 departure, and Deputy Director Jonathan Williams agreed to voluntarily step back from his ...

An art dealer alerted the British Museum to alleged stolen items from the institution in 2021 but was told "all objects were accounted for". Ittai Gradel alleged in February 2021 he had seen items ...