We are the Horniman Museum and Gardens ... when Frederick John Horniman first opened his house and extraordinary collection of objects to visitors. Since then, our collection has grown tenfold ...

including the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum. But critics say they are too quick to empty collections. Prof Goldman said: 'The Horniman is making a habit of giving away precious items.

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is an anthropological museum which opened in 1901. It began as a huge collection of objects and specimens that Frederick John Horniman amassed on his travels to far ...