By Guy Martin It is the most famous and unfortunately one of the biggest appropriations of art by the British Empire during the 19th century. The reason for the cutting and removal of large parts of the frieze and priceless sculptures of the Parthenon, as well as other treasures of the Acropolis, and their shipment […]
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A British museum is returning artefacts to the country from which they were taken for the first time
The city of Glasgow, Scotland, announced today that it will return seven Indian artefacts that were looted during the colonial period, stressing that this is the first time a British museum has made such a move. Six of the items were stolen from northern India in the 1800s, and a seventh was bought illegally after […]
L. Mendoni: The sculptures of the Parthenon are in the British Museum as a product of theft
“The architectural sculptures of the Parthenon are in the British Museum as a product of theft. Therefore, Greece cannot recognize any right of ownership, possession and prefecture over them,” said Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, speaking earlier in parliament. “Greece is constitutionally obliged and morally legitimized, in any appropriate way, to demand their reunification, in the […]
President of the British Museum: ‘Greece and Britain could share the Parthenon Sculptures’
The president of the British Museum in London has said he is open to an agreement with Athens to allow the two sides to share the Parthenon marbles, which are at the center of a long-running dispute between the United Kingdom and Greece. “I believe that an agreement is possible to tell their story in […]
British Museum: ‘We will lend Elgin Marbles to Greece’
In an article in the Times of London, the new president of the British Museum says that they are open to lend the “Elgin Marbles” to Greece. George Osborne, Cameron’s former finance minister, took over as president of the British Museum last month. According to ERT, his current article entitled “It is fair to be […]