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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?

Sunday Times: 78% of Britons say “yes” to the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece

A total of 11,315 of its readers participated to the British newspaper's poll

Britain & Greece could strike “deal” to share Parthenon sculptures, chairman of the British Museum stated

They could be shared with Greece & there is a “deal to be done”, the chairman of the British Museum George Osborne has told LBC radio

The Guardian: It is dishonourable for the British Museum to keep the Parthenon marbles – Opinion

"If our neighbours’ house is on fire while on holiday and we rescue their valuables, we should surely give them back when they return"

New York Times: As Europe returns artifacts, Britain stays silent

The Parthenon Marbles in London are likely the world’s most famous disputed museum items. Yet the British government says the sculptures’ fate isn’t its concern

Are Ghosts haunting the British Museum?

Karma...

Parthenon Marbles: “Missing” from the British Museum for the last 10 months (photos)

The heavy rain on July 25 in London caused, once again, water leakage in the Marbles' room, at a distance of a few centimeters from the exhibits

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