Why Egypt’s New Museum Is Missing Its Most Famous Treasures | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

November 13, 2025, 7:41 PM ISTVantage by Palki Sharma

Egypt has finally opened the Grand Egyptian Museum — the world’s largest archaeological museum, home to 100,000 artefacts and 7,000 years of history. But while Egypt celebrates its heritage, its greatest treasures still sit thousands of miles away — in London. From the Rosetta Stone to the Kohinoor, from Benin Bronzes to Buddhist sculptures — Britain holds the spoils of empire and profits from them every year. Western museums call it “preservation.” Former colonies call it what it is — plunder. Should these treasures finally go home? Palki Sharma tells you.

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