George Osborne, the chairman of the museum's board of trustees, reiterated a public apology this morning over the loss of historic items.
Just 350 of 2,000 objects stolen from the British Museum as part of an 'inside job' have so far been recovered, MPs heard today.
George Osborne, the chairman of the British Museum's board of trustees, reiterated a public apology this morning over the loss of 2,000 historic items Appearing before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Mr Osborne set out the action that had been taken in the wake of the discovery of the missing artefacts.
The thefts, believed to have taken place over a 'significant' period of time before 2023, also led to the departure of the museum's director Hartwig Fischer this summer. 'The objects have started to be recovered… We have changed our whistleblowing code, changed our policy on thefts… tightened up security on thefts.'
Mr Osborne announced the stolen items that have been recovered will be put on display, as he noted there was 'a lot of public interest in these objects'. The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon sculptures, were made between 447BC and 432BC and decorated the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens