{"id":140791,"date":"2023-09-03T23:57:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T23:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=140791"},"modified":"2023-09-03T23:57:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T23:57:45","slug":"british-museum-curator-pictured-for-the-first-time-since-he-was-sacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/british-museum-curator-pictured-for-the-first-time-since-he-was-sacked\/","title":{"rendered":"British Museum curator pictured for the first time since he was sacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>British Museum curator pictured for the first time since he was sacked following disappearance of 2,000 artefacts from world renowned institute<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0The Mail caught Peter Higgs outside his modest \u00a3550,000 semi-detached home<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a056-year-old Mr Higgs held his job for 30 years before he was sacked in July<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The British Museum curator sacked after 2,000 artefacts went missing has resurfaced \u2013 unlike the vanished treasures.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Higgs \u2013 a world-renowned expert on Ancient Greece and Rome \u2013 has kept a low profile after suddenly losing his job in July amid the scandal engulfing the world-leading museum.<\/p>\n<p>But the Mail caught him on camera outside his modest \u00a3550,000 period semi in Hastings, East Sussex, this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Looking relaxed in the sunshine, 56-year-old Mr Higgs, who held his job for 30 years, was also seen driving his Nissan Micra in the seaside town.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained his silence over the \u2018thefts\u2019 claims, but is understood to deny any wrongdoing. The museum has refused to explain his sacking \u2013 although the furore also led to the resignation of its \u00a3240,000-a-year director, Hartwig Fischer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/75018333-0-image-a-1_1693772690630.jpg\" height=\"966\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Mail caught Peter Higgs on camera outside his modest \u00a3550,000 period semi in Hastings, East Sussex, this weekend<\/p>\n<p>He quit after admitting the museum \u2018did not respond as comprehensively as it should have to warnings in 2021, and to the problem that has now fully emerged\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Fischer\u2019s replacement, Sir Mark Jones has previously suggested the Elgin Marbles could be shared with the Greeks.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Marbles\u2019 were bought in disputed fashion by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1805, removed from the Parthenon in Athens, and brought back to Britain. They remain a jewel in the museum\u2019s crown.<\/p>\n<p>But there has been growing pressure in recent decades for the Marbles to be handed back to Greece \u2013 despite an Act of Parliament meaning only MPs have the power to give away British Museum holdings.<\/p>\n<p>When Sir Mark was running the V&amp;A in 2002, he suggested sharing the Marbles \u2013 and that doing nothing was not an option. He said: \u2018There must be a possibility that something could now work for all parties. I do believe it is possible to develop partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It can be good to display objects at different places. It is not necessarily a case of transferred ownership or of giving the marbles back for good. Apathy is our great enemy.\u2019 Mr Higgs\u2019s son Greg, 21, has maintained his father\u2019s innocence and said \u2018his name has been completely dragged through the mud\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u2018He\u2019s not happy about it at all. He\u2019s lost his job and his reputation and I don\u2019t think it was fair. It couldn\u2019t have been [him]. I don\u2019t think there is even anything missing, as far as I\u2019m aware.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Higgs\u2019s loyal son is wrong on the last point.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/75019035-0-image-a-15_1693774661796.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Peter Higgs \u2013 a world-renowned expert on Ancient Greece and Rome \u2013 has kept a low profile after suddenly losing his job in July amid the scandal engulfing the world-leading museum<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/75018341-0-image-a-2_1693772748945.jpg\" height=\"487\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Mark Jones has previously suggested the Elgin Marbles could be shared with the Greeks<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/75018345-0-image-a-3_1693772756472.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It has emerged the museum was told three years ago that a member of staff had been stealing after priceless objects were put on sale on eBay<\/p>\n<p>Last month the 264-year-old London museum announced it would launch an independent review of security after treasures from its collection were \u2018found to be missing, stolen or damaged\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Artefacts dating from the 15th century BC to the 19th century AD were found to have gone astray from its vast storeroom. They were among eight million artefacts stored at the museum and used for research purposes.<\/p>\n<p>And it has emerged the museum was told three years ago that a member of staff had been stealing after priceless objects were put on sale on eBay. The vendor operated under a name previously used by Mr Higgs online.<\/p>\n<p>But the museum effectively ignored the warnings.<\/p>\n<p>Treasures worth up to \u00a350,000 had reportedly been advertised for just \u00a340, with some said to have been sold as long ago as 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the true extent of the vanished artefacts was not established until the start of this year, when the Metropolitan Police\u2019s economic crime command was belatedly called in. Detectives have since interviewed a un-named man, but no one has been arrested or charged.<\/p>\n<p>Sacked curator Mr Higgs had written books from his work at the museum, notably co-authoring a book about the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, he was also involved in curating a travelling exhibition about the warriors, heroes and athletes of Ancient Greece, bringing together almost 180 artefacts.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12476497\/British-Museum-curator-pictured-time-sacked-following-disappearance-2-000-artefacts-world-renowned-institute.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Museum curator pictured for the first time since he was sacked following disappearance of 2,000 artefacts from world renowned institute \u00a0The Mail caught Peter Higgs outside his modest \u00a3550,000 semi-detached home \u00a056-year-old Mr Higgs held his job for 30 years before he was sacked in July The British Museum curator sacked after 2,000 artefacts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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