" One regularly proffered argument is that the #BritishMuseum has a higher standard of protection than those in other countries". Which has been demonstrated to be total BS after a curator stole as many as 2000 artifacts and put a bunch of them on eBay. https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-british-museum-is-in-trouble-on-two-fronts-on-stolen-heritage/

« il se trouve de beaux esprits pour s’étonner qu’en réaction à tout cela des gens éprouvent la folle envie d’outrager des œuvres protégées par des vitres, ne s’attaquant ce faisant tout au plus qu’à des symboles. N’est-il pas étonnant que les images de toiles dégoulinantes de soupe Campbell choquent plus que les causes qu’elles mettent en lumière ? »

#musée #colonialisme #impérialisme #LordElgin #Chine #GrandeBretagne #écologie #pillage #canada #domination #BritishMuseum

Les grands voleurs
chronique de @jfn dans lLeDevoir
https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chroniques/797400/chronique-les-grands-voleurs?

"[T]he idea that it is somehow easy or quick to undertake the archival work of studying centuries-old acquisition inventories to create a fully modernised museum catalogue and digital database of 8m objects is pure fantasy. Such work requires huge resources – but it needs to be done."
#Museum #BritishMuseum
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/01/british-museum-curators-thefts-funding?CMP=share_btn_tw

The British Museum is in turmoil over thefts and demands for restitution.

The resignation of London museum director Hartwig Fischer on 25 August highlights the fragility of an increasingly contested pillar of the British establishment.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2023/08/31/british-museum-in-turmoil-over-thefts-and-demands-for-restitution_6116916_30.html

#UK #BritishMuseum #Heritage #Museum

THEFTS EXPOSE BRITISH MUSEUM’S ‘RIDICULOUS’ STANCE ON RETURN OF ARTEFACTS, SAYS MP by David Batty and Mark Brown

"Bell Ribeiro-Addy, the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Afrikan reparations, believes the 1963 law preventing the return of objects such as the Parthenon marbles and the Benin bronzes should be changed.

The museum has been at the centre of an escalating storm that on Friday led to the resignation of its director, Hartwig Fischer. It followed the revelation that as many as 2,000 items from the museum collection had been found to be “missing, stolen or damaged” and that police were investigating."

#BritishMuseum #Restitution #TheGuardian #UK #Heritage #CulturalHeritage

@academicchatter
@anthropology
@archaeodons
@histodons
@culturalheritage

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/aug/27/thefts-expose-british-museums-ridiculous-stance-on-return-of-artefacts-says-mp

👉 An interesting point of view from Dan Hicks (curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum): "'The last remaining argument against restitution has now been lost'

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/08/29/the-last-remaining-argument-against-restitution-has-now-been-lost

when the loot is looted
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-british-museum-is-in-trouble-on-two-fronts-on-stolen-heritage/
#BritishMuseum

#3179
Toen de dief met z’n spullen ’t museum uit sloop
liet de baas van ’t BM de zaak op z’n beloop.
Nu staan duizend trofeeën
van eeuwen gelejen
voor een paar centen op #eBay te koop.

Op het ontslag van de directeur van het #BRITISHMUSEUM.
https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/directeur-british-museum-vertrekt-na-halfslachtig-intern-onderzoek-naar-roof-van-edelstenen-en-juwelen~b94fc934/

#BritishMuseum #caryatid

Thefts expose #BritishMuseum’s ‘ridiculous’ stance on return of #artefacts, says MP | British Museum | The Guardian

Return them now. Make replicas and put those on display.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/aug/27/thefts-expose-british-museums-ridiculous-stance-on-return-of-artefacts-says-mp

#UK #Culture #History #Art #Heritage #Imperialism

"I thought everything in the #BritishMuseum was stolen, hur hur" was funny the first 278 times, but the modern illegal trade in #antiquities is a serious problem hurting people who are still alive, so maybe we should stop being 12-year-olds and listen

When I saw this headline, I assumed it was an admission of guilt on the part of the #BritishMuseum 🤔
https://www.dw.com/en/british-museum-chair-estimates-2000-artifacts-were-stolen/a-66639060

Should we tell the British Museum about the irony?

https://us.cnn.com/style/article/british-museum-recovery-intl/index.html

#irony #ironyAlert #britishMuseum #britishMuseumOfStolenThings

The theft of some 2000 items from the British Museum destroys any claim it might have had to keep artefacts looted and acquired under dubious circumstances from around the world.
The thefts and the failure to investigate them stem from a culture of imperial entitlement.
A committee of international scholars should create a catalogue of restitution. The Parthenon Marbles are the most famous case but the issue is not limited to them.
#britishmuseum #theft #uk #parthenon #empire

#SamCast for 8/26/23

1. #Japan Radioactive water released from Fukushima plant

https://apnews.com/article/bd0f5c5ce4bfc35205be8ef4986cafe2

2. #Russia What next for Wagner mercenaries?

https://apnews.com/article/e37f03e7fbb6baf36af0d4fb345deabe

3. #CPAC vice chair resigns, calls for investigation

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/25/cpac-vice-chair-resigns-amid-turmoil-00113078

4. #BritishMuseum
recovers some stolen items

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66626619

Thefts from the British Museum that recently came to light were much more extensive than previously thought. More than 1,500 items are missing and the thefts went on for years.

The museum were alerted by an art dealer, who recognized items for sale as museum property. This was in 2021. The art dealer got the run-around from museum executives. He had to contact the museum trustees to force a thorough investigation. #BritishMuseum

BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66543589
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66582935

Diebstahlserie am British Museum: Direktor Fischer tritt zurück

Über Jahre hinweg verschwanden Juwelen, Goldschmuck und andere Kunstschätze aus dem British Museum in London. Nun tritt der deutsche Direktor Fischer zurück: Man habe auf das Problem und frühere Hinweise nicht entsprechend reagiert.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/british-museum-ruecktritt-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#BritishMuseum

Art dealer: Hey, FYI, looks like part of your collection was stolen
The British Museum, waving dismissively: Yeah yeah we know. Nearly all of it was if we're honest

#BritishMuseum

📰 "British Museum: How easy is it to steal from a museum?"

The recent thefts from the BM by a member of staff has gotten everyone talking about #museums and their #security: here's an article unpicking some of it.

Thefts likely happen fairly frequently from a lot of collections, but they often go undiscovered for numerous reasons. Smash-and-grabs from outside thieves are a little more obvious!

Full read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66535958

#theft #MuseumNews #BritishMuseum #news #MuseumSecurity

Visitei o British Museum en 3 ocasións. Gocei moitísimo e devezo por volver. No entanto, aledaríame que o museo devolvera todas as pezas (e, polo tanto, pechara) que "adquiríu" ilexitimamente ás culturas ás que pertencen, porque é unha cuestión de xustiza.
#britishmuseum #colonización #imperialismo

🤣🤣🤣 #BritishMuseum