Theft

‘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

Media coverage of missing objects ‘misleading’, says MA director

Movement of objects is normal but documentation work has been 'undermined by structural underfunding'

British Museum announces operation to recover missing objects

Institution confirms that it has already retrieved 60 items and identified a further 300

Briefings on collections care launched following British Museum crisis

Collections Trust hosts meetings to review core principles related to inventory, audit and loss

Mark Jones named as interim director of British Museum

Former V&A chief to step in following resignation of Hartwig Fischer

Hartwig Fischer to step down from British Museum

Director says institution is facing situation of the ‘utmost seriousness’ following suspected thefts