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British Museum staff have alleged that Hartwig Fischer’s decision to step down in 2024 was prompted by the thefts of priceless objects from the museum’s collection.
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Aug 2023
British Museum staff have alleged that Hartwig Fischer’s decision to step down in 2024 was prompted by the thefts of priceless objects from the museum’s collection.
Fischer, who has served as director of the London institution since 2016, announced that he would be stepping down in 2024 in July. However, according to The Telegraph, British Museum staff believe that his decision to leave came after the museum discovered that an unspecified number of artefacts, some of which date back to the 15th century BC, had been stolen.
The news comes after veteran curator Peter Higgs was named in the UK media as the alleged thief.
Fischer is now facing rising pressure to step down immediately. The museum’s deputy director Jonathan Williams is also likely to come under fire, after The Telegraph reported that Williams was alerted to the thefts in 2021.
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