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British Museum partly closed after fired employee broke in and shut down IT systems

The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems, museum ...
U.S. News & World Report

View antiquities at the British Museum

The British Museum is both an architectural beauty and a trove of some of the world's most noted antiquities. It's arguably the best museum in all of London. What's more, it's free to visit. From the ...
The New York Times

British Museum Fires Worker Accused of Stealing Gold and Gems

The museum said that it had dismissed a worker accused of taking the items, some thousands of years old, from a storeroom. The police are investigating. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London The ...
Nature

British Museum A Guide to the First and Second Egyptian Rooms Mummies, Mummy-Cases, and other Objects connected with the Funeral Rites of the Ancient Egyptians

THE national collection of Egyptian antiquities in the British Museum is, speaking generally, the most complete in Europe. Other collections may perhaps excel it in certain classes of antiquities as, ...
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British Museum to close on key day in summer – but it won’t say why

The UK’s most popular tourist attraction, the British Museum in London, has suddenly announced it will close for the day on Wednesday 9 July. The decision comes at a time when London is thronged with ...