The British Museum is suing a former curator, Peter Higgs, for allegedly stealing and attempting to sell 1,800 artifacts from its storerooms. Higgs was fired in 2023 for 'gross misconduct' after the museum discovered the missing items. In response to the theft scandal, Nicholas Cullinan has been appointed as the new director of the British Museum, aiming to rebuild its reputation and lead the institution through a challenging period.
✍️ 'New British Museum boss Nicholas Cullinan is the energetic populist the besieged institution needs', writes Alistair Sooke https://t.co/wLeWWvRta7
In his new role as director, Nicholas Cullinan must lead the British Museum through the fallout over the revelation that thousands of items were stolen, damaged, or missing in the museum’s collection. https://t.co/dKIl6vlE4j
Nicholas Cullinan appointed director of the British Museum: https://t.co/lxnBnbM6Vo
The crisis-hit British Museum on Thursday announced that Nicholas Cullinan of the National Portrait Gallery is to become its new director https://t.co/Axalseicpa
The British Museum has poached the head of the National Portrait Gallery to navigate it through one of the trickiest spells in its history ⬇️ https://t.co/qFrST8nh3X
British Museum: New boss Nicholas Cullinan says he will lead 'new chapter' after thefts https://t.co/aWPu2oj7TO
The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch https://t.co/kkV9DOUJ4f
Nicholas Cullinan, the new director of the British Museum, has said he will oversee “the most significant transformations, both architectural and intellectual” when he takes up the role in the summer. The outgoing National Portrait Gallery director replaces former Victoria and… https://t.co/1b2wBslMsW
Peter Higgs—the curator at the centre of the @britishmuseum thefts scandal—is now being sued directly by the museum. Experts say it may be too late https://t.co/JjMdrC2GHU
The @britishmuseum has named its new director—Nicholas Cullinan comes over from London's National Portrait Gallery to rebuild the reputation of the world's oldest national museum https://t.co/5L1tuUeMC1
Nicholas Cullinan has been appointed as the new director of the British Museum https://t.co/mmJvDXVHCn
British Museum hires National Portrait Gallery boss Nicholas Cullinan as new director after thefts scandal https://t.co/B6kTwQeG1m
#Breaking Former National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan has been appointed the new director of the British Museum https://t.co/Eoz1TcGR9P
Peter Higgs, who was the British Museum's senior curator in the Greece and Rome department, was fired in July 2023 for “gross misconduct,” after the museum discovered over 1,800 artifacts were missing from its archive. https://t.co/39ept9gA28
The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them https://t.co/RpVULWsE5O
The British Museum took a former curator to court as part of its ongoing effort to get back 1,800 items that were stolen from its storerooms. https://t.co/FQWINzabkN