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The British Museum is suing a former curator over the alleged theft of almost 2,000 items - Fox News
The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. Peter Higgs was fired in July 2023 after more than ...
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The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them - Yahoo
The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. The museum is suing Peter ...
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The British Museum is suing a former curator over the alleged theft of almost 2,000 items | WBAL Baltimore News - WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5
FILE - Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, Friday, June 26, 2015. The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from its ...
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The British Museum: A Rogue Curator and a Long History of Theft
Stolen artifacts, precious gems, a disgraced curator — the most recent scandal to sweep the British Museum sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster in the making. In August, Peter Higgs, the former ...
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British Museum in turmoil over thefts and demands for restitution - Le Monde.fr
The resignation of London museum director Hartwig Fischer on August 25 highlights the fragility of an increasingly contested pillar of the British establishment. Tuesday, June 17, 2025 7:50 am (Paris) ...
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British Museum Sues Former Curator for Return of Stolen Items
Although British newspapers had long reported that Mr. Higgs was the curator at the center of the scandal, Tuesday’s hearing was the first time that the museum had named him.
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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 ... British Museum staff sacked for disappearance of artefacts named as senior curator ...
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The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. The museum is suing ...
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The British Museum is suing a former curator over the alleged theft of almost 2,000 items - The Independent
The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. Jill Lawless. Tuesday 26 March 2024 19:00 GMT.
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The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them - The San Diego Union-Tribune
LONDON — The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online.The museum is suing ...
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The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them - The Seattle Times
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. The museum is ...