Now playing Next Culture news British Museum to digitise collection to prevent more thefts The British Museum, one of the most visited in the world, has been dealing with the aftermath of thefts which highlighted internal failings and led to the exit of its director. 18/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 'Stolen' totem pole to return home to Canada from Scottish museum The vast artefact is being prepared for return from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to the Nisga'a Nation, an indigenous group based on the west coast of Canada, after it was 'stolen' nearly a century ago. 28/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news British Museum director steps down over stolen items controversy Hartwig Fischer released a statement announcing his resignation. 25/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Greece renews calls for artefact returns after British Museum thefts Questions are being raised about the British Museum's security protocols, its handling of thefts, and how long senior management was aware before action was taken. Now, Greece is renewing its calls for the return of the Parthenon Marbles. 23/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news British Museum staff sacked for theft named as senior curator The British Museum says it's taking legal action and the Metropolitan Police's economic and crime command is investigating. 18/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news London's Migration Museum aims to 'shine a light' on UK history From the co-founder of Marks & Spencer, to designer Jimmy Choo, or local neighbourhood restaurateurs, an exhibition at London's Migration Museum highlights migrants crucial role in shaping Britain. 22/07/2023
Now playing Next Culture news The British Museum in hot water over plagiarism row The British Museum has got itself into another row about one of its exhibits, this time over plagiarism. 30/06/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Ghana asks the British Museum to return gold removed in 1874 Ghana's Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, met with the popular museum's director to request the return of works taken from the Asante palace in Kumasi during an 1874 war with the British. 17/05/2023
Now playing Next Culture news New York Met hires provenance team to return looted artefacts The Metropolitan Museum has launched a new project to discover if any of the works in its archive unlawfully stolen. 16/05/2023
Now playing Next Greece Vatican returns Parthenon fragments to Greece The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago. 25/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Vatican to return Parthenon Marbles to Greece end of March This is the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution. 07/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Royal Opera House cuts ties with BP British cultural institutions are all jumping to drop associations with oil money. How do other European museums compare? 27/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news UK Culture Secretary says Parthenon Sculptures belong in Britain Arguing against the return to Greece of the Sculptures, the UK Culture Secretary said: “You would end up with so many amazing artefacts under question of whether they should go back to another country.” 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Pressure mounts on British Museum as Pope returns Parthenon Marbles Pope Francis termed the return by the Vatican as a spiritual donation. 21/12/2022
Now playing Next Culture news British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon sculptures with Greece The report by the Greek newspaper Ta Nea is the latest twist in the long-running dispute between London and Athens over ownership of the ancient sculptures. 04/12/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK body seeks return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece in 'win-win' deal A new advisory board is confident of a breakthrough in the long-running row over the sculptures known in Britain as the "Elgin Marbles", in a potential exchange deal. 13/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news The Rosetta Stone: 200 years on and calls for repatriation continue In 1822, one of the world's longest-standing mysteries was finally solved - scholars had deciphered the Rosetta Stone. But nearly 200 years, pressure for the stone to be repatriated is mounting 28/09/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Restored vessels once shattered by Beirut port blast on show in London Eight ancient vessels, once shattered by the Beirut port blast of 2020, are now whole again. But how were these treasured artefacts restored? 26/08/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Is Britain finally ready to share the Parthenon Marbles with Greece? Ahead of UNESCO talks over the ownership of the Parthenon Marbles between Greece and the UK, the British Museum president has suggested he would be open to sharing. 15/06/2022
Now playing Next Culture news British Museum agrees to remove Sackler name from galleries The Sackler name has become synonymous with Purdue Pharma, the company that developed OxyContin. 28/03/2022