May 11, 2012
Getting London to commit to the return of the Parthenon Marbles before the 2012 Olympics
Notwithstanding my earlier comments on certain campaigns linking the return of the Elgin Marbles to the Olympics, I think it would be great if the British government / British Museum would make some sort of commitment prior to the Olympics to return the Parthenon Sculptures. The petition organised by the HALC is requezsting just such a thing.
Make sure you go to their website to sign the petition, after you have read the article.
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Return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece before the London 2012 OlympicsOver 200 years ago, the Ottomans granted British ambassador Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, a controversial permit to pillage the Parthenon. By the time the Earl of Elgin was done, half of the Parthenon’s sculptures and other pieces of Greece’s cultural history were shipped off to Britain.
The time has come for this injustice to be remedied and for the Parthenon Marbles to be sent home to Greece.
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