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The British Museum is still reeling over controversy surrounding a vast number of items that went missing from its collection.

Between 2022 and 2023, there were more than a quarter fewer visitors than there were pre-Covid to institutions such as the Tate and the British Museum.

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In February 2022, the museum ended its partnership with the oil giant BP.

At £50 million, the painting is the largest acquisition ever made by the UK.

Never before has a UK museum jointly acquired a work with a US institution.

The 18th-century painting would be one of the most valuable works of art purchased by a U.K. museum.

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