The Employee Who Allegedly Stole Artifacts From the British …
WEBAug 18, 2023 · The British Museum employee fired for allegedly taking valuable items from the institution’s collection has been identified as senior curator Peter John Higgs, according to a new report from the ...
British Museum 'thief' is curator of 35 years 'who put priceless …
WEBAug 17, 2023 · Peter John Higgs, 56, who worked at the British Museum for 35 years and is an expert in the Greek section is allegedly the staff member who put priceless items on eBay.
Peter Higgs Identified As British Museum Staffer Fired for Stolen …
WEBAug 17, 2023 · Peter John Higgs, a prominent curator of Greek antiquities who was employed at the British Museum for three decades, has been identified by the Times of London and the Daily Telegraph as the...
British Museum Sues Former Curator for Return of Stolen Items
WEBMar 27, 2024 · The museum claims that the former curator, Peter Higgs, who once ran the museum’s Greek and Roman antiquities department, stole or damaged over 1,800 artifacts from its collections and sold...
Former British Museum curator ordered to return ‘stolen items’
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The institution launched legal proceedings against Dr Peter Higgs, who was dismissed for gross misconduct in July last year after more than 1,800 items were found to be missing, stolen or damaged.
British Museum Sues Former Curator Peter Higgs Over Alleged …
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The British Museum is suing former curator Peter Higgs, alleging that he stole more than 1,800 items from its collection. Higgs was fired in July 2023.
British Museum: Accused thief not talking or co-operating ... - BBC
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Peter Higgs, who was a senior curator at the museum, is accused of stealing artefacts including Roman gems. Dr Higgs has not responded to the BBC's attempts to contact him.
Thief sold stolen gems to at least 45 buyers on eBay, British ... - BBC
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The High Court has ordered the disclosure of eBay and PayPal records from the eBay account of the suspect, former curator Dr Peter Higgs. The museum says these records contain evidence of its...
British Museum staff member sacked after treasures vanished …
WEBAug 17, 2023 · The British Museum staff member sacked after the disappearance of a number of artefacts has been named as Peter Higgs. Mr Higgs, regarded as one of Britain's top experts on Greek and Mediterranean artefacts, was the British Museum's curator of Mediterranean cultures until earlier this year.
Sacked British Museum curator denies stealing historic artefacts ...
WEBAug 17, 2023 · British Museum worker sacked after treasures vanished named as senior curator. Peter John Higgs, 56, revealed by son as staff member sacked from his role.
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