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The 2 500 year old elgin marbles were taken from the parthenon in athens 200 years ago and are still in the british museum in london.
Why elgin marbles should stay in british museum. Two hundred years ago the uk bought sculptures from the parthenon from the earl of elgin it s time to send them back and here s why. The elgin marbles why their home is here. Should the elgin marbles stay at the british museum. The elgin marbles should stay this article is more than 18 years old.
In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which. Why the elgin marbles should stay in the british museum february 15 2010 by tim salmon i have fired off letters to the press and others about this matter over the years with about as much effect as pissing in the wind. As the british museum s website states lord elgin acted with the full knowledge and permission of the legal authorities of the day when many in britain questioned. How the treasures of the past ended up in museums and why they should stay there oxford university press 2016.
George clooney may claim otherwise but this is an age of shared cultural heritage and the elgin marbles should stay at the british museum says mark. Voices seven reasons to return the elgin marbles to greece. Greek campaigners believe the carvings should be returned to athens and claim that they have been irreparably damaged by cleaning at the museum in the 1930s. William st clair lord elgin and the marbles.
Lord elgin received a firman a royal mandate or decree issued by the sovereign in historical islamic states from the sultan which permitted the removal of the marbles. The british museum houses 15 metopes 17 pedimental figures and 247ft 75m of the original frieze. In the british museum are assembled some of the grandest works of art from some of the greatest of civilisations. Wendy earle 12th june 2018.
Museums should resist the pressure to repatriate ancient artefacts. Were it not for lord elgin s removal of the sculptures they would have remained at the mercy of looters and military commanders.
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