A £25,000 reward has been offered for the safe return of the Wenlok Jug, which was stolen from Stockwood Discovery Centre in May.
The medieval artefact featured on a recent episode of Crimewatch, but no new information on its whereabouts has emerged.
Meanwhile, two men and a 15-year-old boy are due to enter pleas this month in connection with the theft of Chinese artefacts worth about £18m from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, ahead of a trial in November. Two other men have been bailed. The objects have not been recovered.
Kent police have released CCTV footage of three men they wish to speak to in connection with the theft of a replica rhino horn from the Powell Cotton Museum in Birchington last month, the latest in a spate of similar incidents across Europe.
The local community has lent its support to the Court Barn Museum in the Cotswolds, following the theft of £200,000 worth of silverware from the collection last November. The museum unveiled new displays in June after receiving several valuable loans and donations to replace the stolen items.
According to the Art Loss Register, 45 items have been registered stolen or missing from UK museums this year, of which three have been recovered.
Meanwhile, museums in London and other affected areas have been advised to adapt their emergency and security plans during the Olympics.
Police response times may be “slightly slower” and transport and delivery arrangements are likely to be disrupted, said Vernon Rapley, head of the National Museum Security Group.
The medieval artefact featured on a recent episode of Crimewatch, but no new information on its whereabouts has emerged.
Meanwhile, two men and a 15-year-old boy are due to enter pleas this month in connection with the theft of Chinese artefacts worth about £18m from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, ahead of a trial in November. Two other men have been bailed. The objects have not been recovered.
Kent police have released CCTV footage of three men they wish to speak to in connection with the theft of a replica rhino horn from the Powell Cotton Museum in Birchington last month, the latest in a spate of similar incidents across Europe.
The local community has lent its support to the Court Barn Museum in the Cotswolds, following the theft of £200,000 worth of silverware from the collection last November. The museum unveiled new displays in June after receiving several valuable loans and donations to replace the stolen items.
According to the Art Loss Register, 45 items have been registered stolen or missing from UK museums this year, of which three have been recovered.
Meanwhile, museums in London and other affected areas have been advised to adapt their emergency and security plans during the Olympics.
Police response times may be “slightly slower” and transport and delivery arrangements are likely to be disrupted, said Vernon Rapley, head of the National Museum Security Group.
