In Athens, Museum Is an Olympian Feat

[Kosmo]

"ATHENS

[Ursus]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/a...ure/8110010.stm

 

There were no government officials from Britain, but the most senior British guest, Bonnie Greer, the deputy head of the board of trustees of the British Museum, said she believed more strongly than ever that the marbles should remain in London.

 

She argued that in London they are displayed in an international cultural context.

 

 

She said a loan was possible, but that would require Greece to acknowledge British ownership, something Greece refuses.

 

 

The British Museum holds 75m of the original 160m of the frieze that ran round the inner core of the building.

[sylla]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/a...ure/8110010.stm

 

There were no government officials from Britain, but the most senior British guest, Bonnie Greer, the deputy head of the board of trustees of the British Museum, said she believed more strongly than ever that the marbles should remain in London.

 

She argued that in London they are displayed in an international cultural context.

 

 

She said a loan was possible, but that would require Greece to acknowledge British ownership, something Greece refuses.

 

 

The British Museum holds 75m of the original 160m of the frieze that ran round the inner core of the building.

Let me guess; now the Parthenon sculptures will turn out to be a forgery from Elgin.