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Athena

The British Museum’s new chapter

VER since the resignation last year of Hartwig Fischer, the previous director of the British Museum, the question of who would succeed him has been a subject of eager speculation. It’s a hugely prestigious appointment, of course, but the job comes with some formidable challenges. Outstanding among them is the contested ownership of such celebrated

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