The Elgin Marbles Should Stay In Britain

A nobleman saved them 200 odd years ago if you ask the british and he stole them if you ask the.
The elgin marbles should stay in britain. Why the british museum should keep the elgin marbles. Should the elgin marbles stay in the british museum. George clooney may claim otherwise but this is an age of shared cultural heritage and the elgin marbles should stay at the british museum says mark. Here are seven reasons why.
Elgin had been attacked by campaigners then as now for vandalism but elgin argued the sculptures would be better cared for in britain and cited his permissions documentation which campaigners for the return of the marbles often now believe supports their claims. Widely known in britain as the elgin marbles campaigners believe it is time to send them back to athens to allow all the surviving sculptures to be reunited. British damage to elgin marbles irreparable. The elgin marbles displayed in london have been an inspiration to generations of people of all nationalities.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. Should the elgin marbles stay at the british museum. Were it not for lord elgin s removal of the sculptures they would have remained at the mercy of looters and military commanders. These are the elgin marbles if you ask the british the parthenon marbles if you ask the greeks.
They were brought to britain by lord elgin in the early 19th century with the permission of the then rulers of greece the ottomans. The elgin marbles why their home is here. To take them from our museum would impoverish the world writes labour mp alan howarth. The 2 500 year old elgin marbles were taken from the parthenon in athens 200 years ago and are still in the british museum in london.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas bruce 7th lord elgin who was british. The committee allowed the elgin marbles to stay in britain.