Comments on: New Acropolis Museum opening to start tomorrow http://www.elginism.com/20090616/2076/ Elgin Marbles (Parthenon Marbles or Sculptures) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:10:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr Selby Whittingham http://www.elginism.com/20090616/2076/comment-page-1/#comment-5484 Dr Selby Whittingham Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:08:36 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/?p=2076#comment-5484 Message to Eleni Cubitt Dear Eleni I expect that you are at Athens for the great day which has arrived at last! If all the opposition that can be mounted are the silly remarks of Mary Beard, perhaps it is in its death throes. I was glad to see the defence - the one which I think is the most telling - that the marbles belong to the site is being highlighted.. With our love and best wishes for the opening, Selby Message to Eleni Cubitt

Dear Eleni

I expect that you are at Athens for the great day which has arrived at
last!
If all the opposition that can be mounted are the silly remarks of Mary
Beard,
perhaps it is in its death throes. I was glad to see the defence – the one
which
I think is the most telling – that the marbles belong to the site is being
highlighted..

With our love and best wishes for the opening,

Selby

]]> By: Manos Zaharias http://www.elginism.com/20090616/2076/comment-page-1/#comment-5477 Manos Zaharias Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:28:07 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/?p=2076#comment-5477 I would like to state and remind that: 1. During my recent visit to Athens the New Acropolis museum seemed to me as if someone built it in the middle of nowhere, simulating buildings of Brazilia or Tokyo. I think the Museum fails to be harmonically embraced by the surroundings. 2. Last summer everyone walking on Dionysiou Areopagitou Str. would notice some brochures in the entrance of the buildings. I would like to remind these brochures were full of citizents' and visitors' signatures to stop the attempts of demolishing those buildings. It is about maybe the only art nouveau buildings in Athens, that the state wanted to demolish because they prevented the view of the Acropolis from the Museum. Fortunately they survived... I would like to state and remind that:
1. During my recent visit to Athens the New Acropolis museum seemed to me as if someone built it in the middle of nowhere, simulating buildings of Brazilia or Tokyo. I think the Museum fails to be harmonically embraced by the surroundings.
2. Last summer everyone walking on Dionysiou Areopagitou Str. would notice some brochures in the entrance of the buildings. I would like to remind these brochures were full of citizents’ and visitors’ signatures to stop the attempts of demolishing those buildings. It is about maybe the only art nouveau buildings in Athens, that the state wanted to demolish because they prevented the view of the Acropolis from the Museum. Fortunately they survived…

]]> By: Vassilis Gatzoulis http://www.elginism.com/20090616/2076/comment-page-1/#comment-5475 Vassilis Gatzoulis Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:40:50 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/?p=2076#comment-5475 What time will the live broadcast of the Museum openting ceremonies start? What time will the live broadcast of the Museum openting ceremonies start?

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