London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has saved a rare 12th-century ivory sculpture of Christ from permanently leaving the country. It was purchased by the V&A for just over £2 million after a year of fundraising, trumping an offer made by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met).
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Director of London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, Tristram Hunt, has criticised certain UK laws that prevent museums from restituting or deaccessioning works. Hunt was appointed museum director in 2017, serving as a member of the British Parliament prior to this.
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London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum and Natural History Museum are all set to fully reopen in August, just in time for the summer holidays. Museums across the country are now easing out of lockdown after almost five months of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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