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Will the British Museum Return Parthenon Marbles to Greece?
The Greek government has long argued they ... and the world comes to the UK to see them. The collection of the British Museum is protected by law, and we have no plans to change it." ...
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The British Museum says it is partly closed after a fired employee shut down IT systems
The museum in central London, which attracts almost 6 million visitors a year, closed its temporary exhibitions and part of its permanent collection ... by British diplomat Lord Elgin. Greece ...
Victoria Hislop: The British Museum tells lies about the Elgin Marbles – it bought stolen goods
Not long after the multi-million best-selling novelist Victoria Hislop finished her latest book, The Figurine, the murky ...
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How the Parthenon Lost Its Marbles
Not surprisingly, the British Museum has so far refused all requests to give up one of its most popular exhibits. The Parthenon marbles have become the most visible, and notorious, collection of ...
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A New Trustee at the British Museum Is Opposed to Returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
which occupied Greece then. Elgin claimed an Ottoman leader granted permission for their extraction, and the British Museum ultimately acquired the sculptures in 1816. Disputes over their rightful ...