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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Issues with the United Kingdom

When Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire, many of the Ancient Greek artifacts were being destroyed. Thomas Bruce, the British Ambassador to Constantinople "saved" the artifacts and in 1816, the British Museum purchased them. 

The exhibit in the British Museum states that sculptures from the Parthenon are equally divided between the British Museum and the Nee Acropolis Museum. The British Museum also says that now, visitors can view the sculptures at eye level (because they aren't at the top of the Parthenon) and they can be connected to world history. 

The Greeks see it differently. In 2009, the New Acropolis Museum opened and it houses most, if not all, sculptures found on and around the Acropolis. It has also been said that the museum was a way to tell the Brits and the French that the Greeks would like their cultural artifacts back and that they have a proper way to house them. 

Who do you think should have the Ancient Greek artifacts? 




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