National Geographic Elgin Marbles
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National geographic elgin marbles. Speaking to national geographic tsirogiannis said of museums such as the met. Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. If the elgins are repatriated to athens fewer people will be able to appreciate the art or the culture from which it came. Arts the british museum has lent one of the so called elgin marbles to russia.
What are the elgins what is cultural repatriation and why is this such a controversy. The elgin marbles were legally obtained from the authorities in power at the time. Speaking to national geographic tsirogiannis. By ross ibbetson for mailonline.
And in the years that the earl of elgin s marbles were taken america was destroying the culture of its natives. The telegraph use our resources to better understand cultural repatriation. Us congressmen this week waded into the controversy over the british museum s ownership of the elgin marbles. The costs of shipping the marbles were paid out of lord elgin s own pocket.
The elgin marbles are seen and enjoyed by millions of people every year. He calculated he had spent a total of 74 000 in expenses and bribes more than a million dollars in today s money. What steps transpired that led to elgin s.