An estimated 2,000 artifacts have disappeared from the British Museum, according to chairman of trustees George Osborne. The missing items, including jewelry and gold, were not on public display. The museum lacked a complete catalog, and former director Hartwig Fischer resigned after admitting insufficient action on warnings about missing pieces.
An estimated 2,000 artifacts have disappeared from the British Museum, according to chairman of trustees George Osborne. The missing items, including jewelry and gold, were not on public display. The museum lacked a complete catalog, and former director Hartwig Fischer resigned after admitting insufficient action on warnings about missing pieces.
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