The director of the British museum announced his resignation on Friday, effective immediately, after admitting flaws in an institution investigation into the heist of objects, which in some cases dated from the 1500 BC.
hartwig fischera German art historian who was due to leave his post next year, said the museum did not respond adequately to warnings that an employee may have been stealing parts and that responsibility for failures “must ultimately rest” with him.
“Over the past few days I have been reviewing in detail the developments surrounding the thefts at the British Museum and the investigation into it,” he said in a statement.
“Clearly the British Museum did not respond as comprehensively as it should”held.
He British museumone of the most visited in the world and one of the most popular tourist attractions in Londonsaid last week that a staff member had been fired after items, which included gold and gem jewelry dating from the 15th century BC to the 19th century ADwere detected as missing, stolen or damaged.
The museum’s board of trustees, chaired by the former British finance minister george osborneaccepted the resignation of fisher.
“I have it clear: we are going to solve what went wrong,” he said osborne. “The museum has a mission that endures through generations. We will learn, restore trust, and deserve to be admired once again.”
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