His collection of rare stamps from Mauritius is elsewhere--on loan to the British Museum.
What about the British museum returning all the treasures looted from India during the Raj?
They were shared among museums in Pennsylvania, Baghdad and the British Museum in London.
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The same kind of thinking occurs in Foster's unfinished project for the British Museum.
They included the director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor, the novelist Anita Brookner and the critic Brian Sewell...
The value of the item will now be determined by experts at the British Museum.
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While many of these ventures are free, the British Museum has chosen to charge for its apps.
The items will remain at the British Museum in London until they are declared treasure and valued.
"If you say yes to one you suddenly find the British Museum would be empty, " he said.
It is the first time the British Museum has dedicated a show to the two ill-fated cities.
Perry is curating an exhibition, The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman, at the British Museum until 19 February.
The British Museum said it will explore "real" Roman people, not the emperors and gladiators portrayed in films.
"A loan request regarding the Rosetta Stone was received and acknowledged, " says a spokeswoman for the British Museum.
An exhibition at the British Museum, on show until January 24th 2010, aims to rescue Moctezuma from legend.
He claimed he was protecting them, but sold them to the British Museum.
The hoard was declared to be treasure in October and is currently held in the British Museum in London.
The find, which is being called the 'Near North Cove hoard', is in the possession of the British Museum.
The marbles, ancient sculptures which once adorned the Parthenon in Athens, have been held in the British Museum since 1811.
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The Queen has cancelled a visit to the British Museum on Thursday due to a cold, Buckingham Palace has announced.
At the prompting of its director, Neil MacGregor, the British Museum will bring the story of Babylon up to date.
The British Museum was the UK's most popular visitor attraction in 2012 - the sixth year running it has been so.
Greene has chaired the British Museum Trustees since 1996 and been a member of the Museum's Board of Trustees since 1978.
The objects have been registered as treasure, reported to the coroner, and will remain at the British Museum, the university said.
The hoard, currently in the British Museum in London, contained coins bearing the name of a previously-unknown Viking ruler of northern England.
Best of all is the British Museum (Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury), a sparkling trove of treasures plundered from all over the world.
Mr Morrison said the items were being conserved at the British Museum.
But Robert Anderson, the British Museum's director, worries that the museum's annual total of 6.7m visitors could halve if charges are introduced.
As the sun shone down, strikers from all levels from curators to shop staff waved banners citing "cultural vandalism" and "The British Museum is crumbling".
And then, of course, The British Museum has a huge collection of artefacts - many of them recovered from the same sites.
It was later purchased from the Soviet authorities by the British Museum.
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