Mass Strike of U.K. Cultural Workers Forces British Museum to Close
Employees are protesting poor pay and labor conditions.
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Workers at the British Museum and Other U.K. Institutions to Strike in February
The strikes are expected to impact public access to museums.
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Artist Michael Rakowitz Calls for British Museum to Return Assyrian Sculpture in Exchange for His Work
He proposed the donation of his own sculpture of a lamassu made from date tins.
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Greece Rejects Possibility of Parthenon Marbles ‘Loan’ in New Statement
The Marbles, Greece said, "are the product of theft."
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British Museum Confirms Secret Talks with Greece Over the Return of the Parthenon Marbles
Last month, the Greek press reported that they been meeting for months about the contested antiquities.
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Parthenon Marbles Deal May Be Close, MoMA Nabs New Investments Chief, and More: Morning Links for January 4, 2023
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Roman Treasure Stolen from British Museum After Metal Detectorists Forfeited it by Law For Safekeeping
The trove includes 28 Roman silver coins and a silver ingot.
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British Museum Chair Rebukes Calls to ‘Dismantle’ Parthenon Marbles Collection
"Dismantling [this collection] must not become the careless act of a single generation," the museum chair, George Osborne, said on November 2.
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British Museum to Address Aging Infrastructure in Parthenon Gallery as Part of $1 B. Renovation Plan
The British Museum will address aging infrastructure in its Greek and Assyrian galleries as part of its Rosetta Project, a vast plan to revamp its display and modernize its building, the …
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2,500 Archaeologists Demand the British Museum Return Rosetta Stone to Egypt
A petition, launched last month, urges the Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to officially request the stone's return.
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