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British Museum director resigns after spate of stolen treasure

Hartwig Fischer admitted that the museum ‘did not respond as comprehensively as it should have in response to the warnings in 2021’

British Museum: Employee stole antiquities – Questions about the security of the Parthenon Sculptures

Perpetrator was fired - Gold, jewellery, precious and semi-precious stones among "disappeared" items - Some were stolen, some were damaged

Stephen Fry calls for return of Parthenon Sculptures to Athens

Removing sculptures from Greece was like ‘removing Eiffel Tower from Paris’, says actor

Parthenon Marbles: British leak possible return in 2023 for ten years

Will they return at the Acropolis Museum or will they be showcased in a British Museum branch in Athens?

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