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British Museum asks public to spot stolen items by going to new webpage

The British Museum is asking the public to go to its new webpage so they can help recover missing items from the institution’s collection. An estimated 2,000 artefacts – including gold jewellery, semi-precious stones and glass – were found to have ...

26 Sept 2023 at 14:20

MPs to grill British Museum director and George Osborne over stolen artefacts

George Osborne will be grilled by MPs over artefacts stolen from the British Museum’s collection. The former chancellor, who is chairman of the British Museum trustees, and Sir Mark Jones, interim director of the body, will appear before the ...

18 Oct 2023 at 02:45

Records ‘altered’ during British Museum thefts and million items ‘unregistered’

The British Museum’s interim director has disclosed that one million artefacts are unregistered following thefts and concerns raised about cataloguing. On Wednesday, Sir Mark Jones announced steps to uploaded digitally or improve 2.4 ...

18 Oct 2023 at 12:40

British Museum ‘confident’ similar theft will not happen as records digitised

British Museum interim director Sir Mark Jones said the institution is “confident that a theft of this kind can never happen again” after thousands of artefacts were stolen from its collection. Before Sir Mark appears in front of ...

18 Oct 2023 at 10:06

MPs to ask British Museum about thefts and damage to international reputation

MPs will question British Museum bosses about thefts from the institution’s collection. The museum disclosed on August 16 that items – including gold jewellery, semi-precious stones and glass – were missing, stolen or damaged. ...

16 Oct 2023 at 11:09

George Osborne searches for British Museum director ‘within or outside sector’

British Museum trustees chairman George Osborne has said the next director of the institution can be chosen from “within or outside the museums sector”. The London-based museum has had Sir Mark Jones at the helm as interim ...

11 Jan 2024 at 11:36

Former V&A boss Sir Mark Jones confirmed as British Museum interim director

Sir Mark Jones vowed to “restore the reputation” of the British Museum after his appointment as interim director was confirmed following approval by the Government in the wake of a theft scandal. Former chancellor George ...

06 Sept 2023 at 09:05

Charge foreign British Museum visitors and share Elgin Marbles, former boss says

A former boss of the British Museum has called for the disputed Elgin Marbles to be shared with Greece and said foreign visitors should be charged entry to the London attraction. Sir Mark Jones led the institution as ...

30 Jun 2024 at 10:54

Scotland

Grievances at heritage body will be robustly investigated, minister tells MSPs

Grievances at Scotland’s crisis-hit heritage body will be subject to “robust investigation”, Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has insisted, as he came under fire from MSPs for not attending key meetings at Historic ...

06 Nov 2025 at 12:09

Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland taking racism claims ‘very seriously’, MSPs told

The new chairman of Historic Environment Scotland has insisted it takes allegations of racism “very seriously” – while indicating staff involved could still have a role in the organisation. Sir Mark Jones, who took ...

30 Oct 2025 at 11:53

Scotland

Angus Robertson refuses to say if he has confidence in board of culture body

The Culture Secretary has refused to say if he has confidence in the board of Historic Environment Scotland (HES) following a litany of issues at the body. HES has been embroiled in a number of controversies in ...

29 Jan 2026 at 11:23

Scotland

Heritage body’s board did not want chief executive back after absence, MSPs told

The board of Scotland’s publicly-funded heritage body did not want their chief executive to return to work after she was signed off sick, MSPs have been told. They heard Historic Environment Scotland (HES) ...

04 Feb 2026 at 14:59

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