The German art historian who has led the British Museum since 2016 has stood down over a growing scandal over nearly 2,000 stolen artefacts.
items among those taken were silver necklaces, ancient coins, ceramic fragments, beads, and pendants, and in some cases, items were sold for just hundreds of pounds, when their true value was many times more. The scandal has been called one of the worst in the Museum’s history.
In an earlier statement on the thefts, British Museum director Fischer appeared to lay some of the blame on the thefts on whistleblower Gradel, accusations for which he apologised on Friday.Over the last few days I have been reviewing in detail the events around the thefts from the British Museum and the investigation into them.
I have offered my resignation to the chairman of the trustees, and will step down as soon as the board have established an interim leadership arrangement. This will remain in place until a new director is chosen.
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