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Chinese woman charged in 1.5 million euro gold nugget theft from Paris Natural History Museum

She was arrested at Barcelona airport on September 30 with about one kilogram of melted gold and remains in provisional detention, according to prosecutors.

the National Museum of Natural History in France.
Roman emperor Hadrian commands an imperial audience at the Israel Museum

Greece slams British Museum over celebrity-filled fundraising dinner amid Parthenon Sculptures

British Museum launches £3.5 million bid to secure Henry VIII Tudor Heart pendant found by café owner.

British Museum launches £3.5 million bid to secure Henry VIII Tudor Heart pendant found by café own

Eyal Meir Berkovitz and Gal Meir Eisenkot

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Historic Loss: Bronze Age Gold Taken in St Fagans Break-In

Detective Inspector Chambers thanked the museum, Northamptonshire Police, and the public for their continued support, stating that the investigation is ongoing.

St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff, Wales.

Sukkot 2025: Fun family activities in Jerusalem for the holiday

Here are some exciting Sukkot events that promise an unforgettable Jerusalem holiday experience this year.

Amazing Race

Why Jews must fight Trump's Orwellian revisionist history campaign - opinion

If Donald Trump’s Orwellian revisionist history is allowed to advance unimpeded, the lie will become the truth, and our fragile democracy will be history.

An illustrative image of the George Orwell book 1984, symbolising totalitarianism.

Museum for Islamic Art spreads the loving feel-good vibe in new exhibit

Love Stories offers more than just a breather from the security and human challenges, sorrow, and tension that have been our lot for far too long.

 The romance of Khosrow and Shirin is sumptuously recounted in a Persian manuscript by 12th-century Persian epic poet Nizami Ganjavi

Theft of 3,000-year-old gold bracelet theft sparks outrage in Egypt

The bracelet was sold for around $4,000 before being melted down.

People visit the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) which will officially open on 4th November 2025, on the 103rd anniversary of Tutankhamun's tomb discovery, following a partial opening last year in Giza, on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo, Egypt, June 2, 2025.

A football-sized gold nugget stolen from one of France's most famous museums

On Sept 16 cleaning staff found the geology and mineralogy gallery breached. It is now closed. Investigators say the gang used angle grinders and a blowtorch to cut through armored glass.

The Grand Gallery of Evolution in the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

Egypt sounds alarm after 3,000-year-old Amenemope bracelet reported missing

The incident comes weeks before the November 1 opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which will display the complete treasures of Tutankhamun for the first time.

The Exterior of The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.

Researchers formally describe a marsupial likely gone before we knew it

A researcher said: “We’ve named a new fossil species and two new woylie subspecies, but sadly many were already extinct before we even knew they existed.”

Illustration of the Bettong.

Oseberg leads the way: Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum begins final move of a 1,200-year-old fleet

The Gokstad ship will follow in autumn, while Tune, the most deteriorated of the ships, is set for summer 2026.

The old Viking Ship Museum, pictured in 2019.

Ancient timepiece on a column for 2,000+ years finally gets the attention it deserves

Illustration: an ancient sundial in the Sille Museum.

'Threats from an antisemitic mob' postpones English museum's Jewish exhibit

The Russell-Cotes museum postponed an exhibit celebrating the history of the town of Bournemouth's Jewish community.

Russell-Cotes Museum exterior in Bournemouth, England