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 acknowledged last week that items were missing, stolen or damaged from its collection, including jewelry and semiprecious stones.

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 ...

A museum spokesman said in an email that all of those had come from Ittai Gradel, the rare gem dealer who first alerted the British Museum to the losses.

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 director says he's resigning amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection.

Hartwig Fischer, now-former director of the British Museum, announced his resignation Friday as investigators search for hundreds of items that may have gone missing as early as 2021.

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. Gadel called on the ...

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.

British Museum Director Resigns Amid Theft Scandal The reported thefts by one of the museum’s own employees have also fueled new calls for the repatriation of the Benin Bronzes and Parthenon ...

Sir Mark Jones outside the British Museum, London Credit: Aaron Chown/PA The museum was alerted to suspicions of thefts in 2021 by academic and antiquities dealer Dr Ittai Gradel but an initial ...