The Art Newspaper

British Museum hires curator to research history of its collection, also covering contested objects such as the Parthenon Marbles

The British Museum (BM), which is facing mounting claims for contested objects, now has a specific curator responsible for researching the history of its 267-year-old collection. Isobel MacDonald was ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The World’s First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects Wants Its Collection to Shrink, Not Grow

More than 250 looted objects are on display in UNESCO's Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects. UNESCO To raise awareness of the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage artifacts, from ...
The Conversation

The same people excel at object recognition through vision, hearing and touch – another reason to let go of the learning styles myth

Isabel Gauthier receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Jason Chow does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...
Daily Express

Objects stolen from British Museum made up fewer than one percent of 'incalculable' hoard

The roughly 2,000 objects taken from the institution made up under one percent of its total collection, which is worth an "incalculable" sum. The priceless objects stolen from the British Museum made ...
The Scotsman

Gaelic origins of 100 objects in Scotland's national collection to 'set record straight'

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The World's First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects Wants Its Collection to Shrink, Not Grow

To raise awareness of the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage artifacts, from archaeological finds to artworks to musical instruments, UNESCO has launched the world’s first-ever Virtual Museum of ...