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11 sty 2022 · How the Much-Debated Elgin Marbles Ended Up in England. For two centuries, diplomat Thomas Bruce has been held up as a shameless plunderer. The real history is more complicated, argues the...
29 lis 2023 · More than 200 years after they were torn from their country's most sacred landmark and shipped unceremoniously to the UK, the Elgin Marbles still scream injustice for the vast majority of...
7 wrz 2024 · The Elgin Marbles are a collection of ancient Greek sculptures and architectural details originally from the Parthenon in Athens that are now housed in the British Museum. The taking of the marbles by Lord Elgin has been the subject of controversy since their original removal.
11 gru 2023 · On 14 December 2023 the House of Lords will debate the following motion tabled by Lord Lexden (Conservative): To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of proposals to loan the Elgin Marbles to Greece.
29 lis 2023 · In the 19th Century, the British ambassador and art lover Lord Elgin claimed he was granted permission by the Ottoman Empire, the governing authority in Athens at the time, to remove some of...
17 sty 2023 · The British Museum and Greece’s prime minister are getting closer to a deal on returning the so-called Elgin Marbles to Athens. But key differences remain.
14 gru 2023 · In it, Dr Jenkins details how the 1816 House of Commons Select Committee that investigated Lord Elgin’s proposed sale of the marbles to the nation not only found that he had acquired them legally, but broadened its deliberations to weigh up the sculptures’ aesthetic and cultural merits.
