The Queen donated the two statues to the British Museum. There have long been calls to return the Hoa Hakananai'a, or "Stolen Friend", to Rapa Nui. 'Stolen friend': Rapa Nui seek return of moai statue ...

A basalt Easter Island Head figure, known as Hoa Hakananai'a, translated as 'lost or stolen friend' is displayed at the British Museum on November 22, 2018 in London, England.

LONDON (CNN) — The British Museum is facing renewed calls to return a huge moai statue to Easter Island, sparked by a social media campaign by Chilean activists. Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui ...

Easter Islanders have also called for their sculpture of Hoa Hakananai’a to be returned. ... Police are investigating after treasures reported "missing, stolen or damaged" from the British Museum.

The British Museum houses the biggest collection of Chinese relics anywhere in the West – at least 23,000 objects ... The first moai, Hoa Hakananai’a, ...

The British Museum received £47.8 million ($61m) in revenue and a £20 million ($25m) capital grant in aid from the governmental Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport during the 2022/ ...

17 May - A recent announcement made by the British Museum regarding its collaboration with the K-pop group NewJeans has received mixed reactions between two sides. ... while another expressed that ...

The British Museum has been subject to a campaign by social media users in Chile demanding the return of a stone monument taken from Easter Island. The museum has two moai statues which were taken ...