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Originally posted by Conor DaryThe never-ending controversy over the Elgin Marbles that has been going on for 200 years now. The chances that the British Museum will ever give them up is on par with the Louvre giving the Mona Lisa back to Italy.
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Originally posted by kuhaI suspect that it's nearly inevitable that the Brits WILL have to return them. But it won't happen easy or terribly soon....
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I actually studied this issue at Uni. The chances of it actually happening in the near future are close to zero. First there was the very patronising attitude that the Greek museums couldn't possibly look after them properly! :roll: But the real fear is that once we actually start giving back all the things we "collected" over the last 300 years we won't be able to stop and there'll be nothing left on display in the museums! Of course this would also apply to any museum around the world, most of which have objects collected less than scrupulously.
I did hear a rumour that the bits the Victorians chopped off were still in a bucket somewhere but it could well be an urban myth!
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Originally posted by AthleticsInBritainI did hear a rumour that the bits the Victorians chopped off were still in a bucket somewhere but it could well be an urban myth!
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Originally posted by djOriginally posted by Conor DaryThe never-ending controversy over the Elgin Marbles that has been going on for 200 years now. The chances that the British Museum will ever give them up is on par with the Louvre giving the Mona Lisa back to Italy.
The next thing will be Egypt wanting the Rosetta Stone back.
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Just a couple of weeks ago the BM offered to loan the Elgin Marbles to Greece on the condition that the Greece would acknowledge that the BM was the rightful owner. They declined.
They ain't going anywhere.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/arts/ ... N_BRF.html
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Originally posted by Conor DaryThe next thing will be Egypt wanting the Rosetta Stone back.
In July 2003, Egypt demanded the return of the Rosetta Stone.
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Originally posted by MarlowOriginally posted by AthleticsInBritainI did hear a rumour that the bits the Victorians chopped off were still in a bucket somewhere but it could well be an urban myth!
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Originally posted by ghOriginally posted by MarlowOriginally posted by AthleticsInBritainI did hear a rumour that the bits the Victorians chopped off were still in a bucket somewhere but it could well be an urban myth!
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