http://www.elginism.com/20080725/1196/ Elgin Marbles (Parthenon Marbles - Sculptures from the Greek Acropolis) reunification campaign news Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.elginism.com/20080725/1196/#comment-5166 Dr Selby Whittingham Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:08:42 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/20080725/1196/#comment-5166 Works that are given to museums on specified conditions which the museum then ignores should also be returned to the donors or their representatives, as we argue in Donor Watch. The museums have for much too long treated such issues unethically, and partly with parliamentary support. Works that are given to museums on specified conditions which the museum then ignores should also be returned to the donors or their representatives, as we argue in Donor Watch. The museums have for much too long treated such issues unethically, and partly with parliamentary support.

]]> http://www.elginism.com/20080725/1196/#comment-5155 DR,KWAME OPOKU Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:05:14 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/20080725/1196/#comment-5155 Should this initiative succeed in securing a change in the law with regard to de-accessioning objects that have been proved to have been looted by the Nazis, the honour of Great Britain would have been saved. The present situation where the British Museum and other bodies are considered not to have the power to restitute Nazi looted object is morally objectionable. All those who lost their lives in the fight against Nazism can be considered to have died in vain if illegal acts of those criminals are considered legal by British Law. The wonder is how such an intolerable situation has lasted for so long. The argument that the Greeks or the Nigerians would also demand restitution is not valid. The inhuman nature of the Nazi regime has no equivalent in history and any attempt to compare their acts with those of other groups is wrong. Even if others would derive strength from a change in the law to pursue their claims, that is not a valid reason for persisting ii a policy which all recognize as wrong. Does the British Museum have only stolen goods and objects of doubtful provenance? It is time to give morality a chance. Kwame Opoku. Should this initiative succeed in securing a change in the law with regard to de-accessioning objects that have been proved to have been looted by the Nazis, the honour of Great Britain would have been saved. The present situation where the British Museum and other bodies are considered not to have the power to restitute Nazi looted object is morally objectionable. All those who lost their lives in the fight against Nazism can be considered to have died in vain if illegal acts of those criminals are considered legal by British Law. The wonder is how such an intolerable situation has lasted for so long. The argument that the Greeks or the Nigerians would also demand restitution is not valid. The inhuman nature of the Nazi regime has no equivalent in history and any attempt to compare their acts with those of other groups is wrong. Even if others would derive strength from a change in the law to pursue their claims, that is not a valid reason for persisting ii a policy which all recognize as wrong. Does the British Museum have only stolen goods and objects of doubtful provenance? It is time to give morality a chance.
Kwame Opoku.

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