Founded in 1753, the British Museum is one of the four largest and most famous museums in the world, with more than 8 million collections. According to comprehensive reports, on August 6th, local time 16, the British Museum announced that some collections were lost, stolen or damaged. The lost collection includes gold jewelry and glassware from15th century to19th century.
Mainly used for academic research, most of them are stored in the storage room, and have not been publicly exhibited recently. On August 25th, the director and deputy director of the British Museum resigned. On the 26th, george osborne, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the British Museum, confirmed that about 2,000 pieces of the museum's collection were "missing" and only a part of them had been recovered. This event is still fermenting.
Lost collection
The countries of origin of cultural relics have also stepped up their pursuit of lost cultural relics, and the appeal of "Please ask the British Museum to return China cultural relics free of charge" rushed to Weibo for hot search. According to the Global Times, the British Museum has about 23,000 cultural relics from China, of which about 2,000 have been on display for a long time. From bronzes in Shang and Zhou Dynasties to porcelains in Tang and Song Dynasties and precious jade articles in Ming and Qing Dynasties, many cultural relics are peerless treasures.
For example, the murals of Liang Qing Temple in Xingtang County, Hebei Province, Kang Hougui in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and Tri-color in the Tang Dynasty. The finale of the third episode of the short play "Escape from the British Museum" was broadcast on September 5th. In the comment area, netizens from all over the country left the footprints of punching cards and shouted out their inner voices: Next stop, Jia Gui Road, may the mountains and rivers be safe and the country be safe.