Theft

Police and heritage sector partner up to fight crime

The growing threat of burglaries and antisocial behaviour is seeing heritage bodies work more closely with the authorities in an attempt to clamp down

Crimestoppers offers £5,000 reward for information on Ely Museum theft

Two bronze age objects were stolen from the museum on 7 May

British Museum recovers more objects that were missing from its collection

A further 268 items have been retrieved in global operation after thefts were discovered last year

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Ely Museum ‘devastated’ after theft of bronze age treasures

New CCTV footage shows two individuals taking East Cambridgeshire gold torc and gold bracelet

Nicholas Cullinan named director of the British Museum

Head of London's National Portrait Gallery gets the job - but what's on the agenda for the new director after a tumultuous year?

English Heritage trials body-worn cameras amid rising heritage crime

New report finds thefts of historic stone and high-value cultural objects are on the increase

Recovered stolen gems to go on display at British Museum

Exhibition will explore the significance of the ancient Mediterranean items

It’s time for museums to set their records straight

The high-profile alleged thefts from the British Museum have highlighted the need for the sector to improve the cataloguing of objects in its collections

Review urges tighter security and record-keeping at British Museum

Stolen objects were allegedly sold on eBay for as little as £50

‘We failed in our duty’ to look after objects, says Osborne

British Museum must be more open in how it deals with controversy, chair tells trustees

British Museum was ‘victim of inside job’, says Osborne

Records were altered to conceal alleged thefts over as long as 25 years, chair tells MPs