The manager of the British Museum has striking dorsum at Jeremy Corbyn’s claim that the Elgin Marbles should move returned to Greece, maxim they are amend off inwards London.
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| Part of the so-called 'Elgin Marbles' collection at the British Museum [Credit: Dylan Martinez/Reuters] |
Mr Fischer, who took over every bit manager inwards 2016, said: “The Parthenon sculptures are a vital business office of this basis collection that seeks to tell the history of humanity over 2 1000000 years.
“There are rattling few places inwards the basis that tin create that.
“I intend it’s beneficial that or thus of the sculptures that stay are hither inwards London where they tell this basis storey together with or thus are inwards Athens where they tin tell the storey of the importance of classical Greece.
“The museum is ever seeking to extend our noesis of these objects. For example, nosotros bring an exhibition on at the 2nd which looks at the profound number they had on the French sculptor Rodin.
“This provides a swell instance of how the museum provides a unique setting for the sculptures.”
Mr Fischer’s predecessor Neil McGregor said inwards 2014 in that location was “no possibility of putting the Elgin Marbles back” during his tenure. Last calendar week Mr Corbyn told Ta Nea newspaper: “The Parthenon sculptures belong to Greece.”
The sculptures bring been housed inwards the British Museum since 1816 later they were bought past times the Government from Lord Elgin.
He removed them from Athens betwixt 1799 together with 1810 later obtaining permission from Ottoman officials who ruled Hellenic Republic at the time.
Author: Camilla Tominey | Source: Express [June 13, 2018]
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