Greece held a ceremony to return the three Parthenon pieces from the Vatican at the Acropolis Museum in Athens yesterday (March 24)
These 3 Parthenon marble statues feature horse heads. statue of a bearded man and statue of a boy’s head
are in the past These pieces have been in the Vatican Museums for centuries beforePope Francisordered the return of the statue in December last year
For these 3 sculptures are taken to the Parthenon Gallery, which holds the real parts of the Parthenon. including parts made from plaster that mimic the actual sculptures in the British Museum
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Greece hopes the return will encourage foreign institutions that own the Parthenon statues to stay. return too
Only half of the sculptures from the Parthenon have survived to this day. And almost half of them are in the British Museum.
Early in the 19th century, which Lord Elgin British diplomat Dozens of statues were removed from the Parthenon. and sold it to the British government. which has been exhibited in the British Museum the museum after The statue is known in England as. “Elgin Marbles” (Elgin Marbles)
It was reported that George Osborne, President of the British Museum Negotiate a new agreement with Greece So that the statue can be exhibited in London and Athens.
But Osborne rejected the possibility of returning the marble statue to Greece permanently. claiming to be subject to the law
sideBritish Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak He said the government has no plans to amend the law. But the museum may negotiate to lend the sculptures.
anyway Lena Mendoni, Greek Minister of Culture Shows that Greece is willing to send copies of statues to the British Museum. Museum exhibits instead of real marble statues. But Greece will not accept “borrowing” what it considers to be stolen from its own country.
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