The Latest Breaking News from the British Museum

Experts say loss of 1,500 items reveals lax cataloguing and boosts case for returning objects to countries of origin

The British Museum says it has recovered some of the 2,000 items believed to have been stolen by an insider

One Rembrandt has been stolen four times, and works by Van Gogh, Munch and Picasso have also been targeted by criminals

Editorial: The disappearance of artefacts has delivered a propaganda coup to nations campaigning for the return of historical treasures

Many examples of missing gold jewellery, gems and ancient items were not catalogued, say cultural heritage experts

Hartwig Fischer announced his resignation from the position on Friday.

The director of the British Museum says he's stepping down immediately amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities dating to the 15th century B.C. Hartwig Fischer says he's resigning now, rather than waiting until next…

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer will step down after treasures were reported to be stolen or missing from the London institution.

The German art historian has been in the post since 2016.