From a life-size Japanese man to a £3m sculpture, thousands of items are missing from Scotland's museums. But not all hope is lost, says Andrew Picken.
There are tens of millions of items in the collections of Scotland's galleries and museums, but the whereabouts of thousands of them is unknown.
BBC Scotland News asked some of the country's most popular galleries and museums for records of items lost, stolen and missing.
The responses show that a wide range of objects, from ancient relics to expensive artwork, are unaccounted for.
It comes after 2,000 items went missing from the British Museum in London.
A member of staff has been dismissed, the Met Police have launched an investigation, and the museum has appealed for help from the public to recover the artefacts.
Many of the Scottish institutions contacted by the BBC suggested most of their missing items were the victims of poor record-keeping, rather than any criminal endeavours...Keep reading on BBC News.
There are tens of millions of items in the collections of Scotland's galleries and museums, but the whereabouts of thousands of them is unknown.
BBC Scotland News asked some of the country's most popular galleries and museums for records of items lost, stolen and missing.
The responses show that a wide range of objects, from ancient relics to expensive artwork, are unaccounted for.
It comes after 2,000 items went missing from the British Museum in London.
A member of staff has been dismissed, the Met Police have launched an investigation, and the museum has appealed for help from the public to recover the artefacts.
Many of the Scottish institutions contacted by the BBC suggested most of their missing items were the victims of poor record-keeping, rather than any criminal endeavours...Keep reading on BBC News.