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British Museum worker sacked over missing treasures
« on: August 17, 2023, 04:12:58 PM »
How shocking that anything in the British Museum collection could be thought of as stolen ;)


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-66527422

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Re: British Museum worker sacked over missing treasures
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2023, 12:14:03 PM »
Only the 2,000 objects, then. The description of the lack of controls is less surprising than I would hope. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66626619

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Re: British Museum worker sacked over missing treasures
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2023, 04:26:55 PM »
The defacement and selling for pittances make this odd story even odder

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67680391