SATURDAY2SEPTEMBER/SUNDAY3SEPTEMBER2023MiddleEasteditionPublicdisplayMuseumhurtbytheftfalloutVisitorsthisweekoutsidetheBritishMuseumintheheartofLondon.Thevenerablemuseum,foundedin1753,hasbeenplungedintoturmoilbyascandaloverthelossof2,000itemsfromitsvastcollectionofartefacts,includinggoldjewellery—someofwhichturnedupforsaleonEbay.DirectorHartwigFischerresignedlastweek,aseniorcuratorhasbeendis-missedandpolicearenowinvestigating.TheepisodeishighlyembarrassingforthemuseumasitcontendswithpressuretoreturntotheircountriesoforigintreasuressuchassculpturesfromtheParthenoninAthensanddecorativebronzespillagedfromBenin.BigReadpage5CharlieBibby/FTJoeBidensaystheWhite...
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