The deputy director of the British Museum “will be leaving” after thefts at the institution, it has been announced.

Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Dec 2023


The deputy director of the British Museum “will be leaving” after thefts at the institution, it has been announced.
Jonathan Williams had agreed to step back while head of the British Museum Hartwig Fischer resigned in the wake of a scandal over stolen artefacts in August that prompted a police investigation.
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the British Museum confirmed: “Jonathan Williams will be leaving the museum.”
The announcement comes a day after an independent review was published into the estimated 2,000 items from the collection, worth millions of pounds, which were found to be... More from The Standard
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