The Guardian: British Museum Sacks Staff member after items vanish from collection Image The Guardian Wed, 08/16/2023 - 18:56 Treasures including jewellery and gems kept in a storeroom were found to be missing, stolen or damaged, the London museum saidThe British Museum has sacked a member of staff and imposed “emergency measures” to increase security after it found items from its collection to be missing.It launched an independent review of security after items including gold jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones and glass dating from the 15th century BC to the 19th century AD were found to be missing, stolen or damaged. // (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // Continue reading "British Museum sacks staff member after items vanish from collection" news article further from The Guardian. British Museum Culture Art theft London Metropolitan police UK news Crime Museums The Guardian The Guardian World News