British Museum to receive £1bn donation - highest in UK history

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2024-11-14

London (PA Media/dpa) - The British Museum is to receive the highest-value gift in UK museum history as it acquires £1 billion ($1.27 billion) worth of Chinese ceramics. Trustees of the Percival David Foundation are to donate 1,700 pieces to the London museum, based in the city's Bloomsbury area. British businessman Percival David, who lived from 1892 to 1964, collected the items in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and China, with his passion for the cou......

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