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Freedom of information request finds more than 1,700 items are absent from collections
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Freedom of information request finds more than 1,700 items are absent from collections
Publicly-funded museums and galleries say more than 1,700 items have gone missing over the past 20 years.
The findings from Freedom of Information requests to museums and galleries receiving public money comes after a member of staff at the British Museum was sacked in August after jewellery and gems from its collection were found to be missing, stolen or damaged.
In recent months, UK Museum collections have come under intense scrutiny, with headlines echoing the 'alleged' thefts of up to 2000 objects.
Over 1,700 objects are missing from England's museum collections, according to a new report by the Guardian.