AChinesesocialmediamini-seriesiscastingtheBritishMuseumintothelimelightandstokinginternationalcallsfortherepatriationoflootedtreasures.Named“EscapefromtheBritishMuseum”,theviralthree-partserieshascapturedtheimaginationofmillionsbyhumanizingajadeteapot,arelativelyrecentadditiontothemuseum’scollection,onaquesttoreturntoChina.
Therunawaysuccessoftheseriescomesatatimeofmountingpressureforthemuseum,asitreelsfromlastmonth’srevelationthat2,000ofitsitemsare“missing,stolenordamaged”.
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