BBC believes that a culture of savings in government

ring that belonged to Lord Nelson. It was, among other items stolen in February 2012 from a museum in the British city of Norwich
Source: bbc.co.uk

recently stolen from the British Museum a number of expensive valuables: rare medieval bronze jug , Chinese artifacts and items that once belonged to Admiral Nelson.

British public is alarmed by the frequent theft, and against this background that BBC is trying to understand what had caused the an avalanche of theft of art and whether it is not related to budget cuts, due to the financial crisis occurred in the UK (along with other EU countries).

In last year's post on the Museum Association, 73 percent of museums, funding for which was cut down, were forced to reduce staffing, but they are very concerned about how this might affect the quality of their work. But at the same time the leadership of the Museum Association is trying to reassure citizens, citing the fact that in fact the theft did not become more just press gives them too much importance.

But experts say the opposite . So, Christopher Marinello (Christopher Marinello), head of the organization Art Loss Register, dealing with fixation and the unveiling of the facts and lists of stolen cultural property, argues that the 2012-th - the year in the theft of "extremely fruitful". According to him, last year in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland there were 283 thefts of works of art, and this year is almost half that number - 136. According to Marinelli, "in every case we are talking about the theft of one to one hundred items, so that in total, probably due to the thousands of stolen property." In this situation, the expert notes that his organization "has never been so much work." According to Marinello, the strict measures taken in relation to museums because of the crisis will certainly impact on reducing the level of security.

figures show that, most likely, things are so. British Council for Arts (Art Council England) advises museums, galleries and archives of the country's security and safety products that are sent to the traveling exhibitions. So, the budget of this structure, according to the BBC, was cut by almost 30 percent.

Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI

Source: bbc.co.uk , artinvestment.ru