3 articles tagged with "Elgin Marbles"
"The Parthenon Marbles have not budged from the literal and figurative centre of the British Museum in London since they were purchased from Lord Elgin in 1816." With new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham backing their return, and Germany returning the Benin Bronzes in 2022, should museums return what colonialism took?
The British Museum has 8 million objects from 2 million years of human history. Discover the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon Marbles, and the controversy that will not go away.
Discover how the same artwork can mean entirely different things depending on where it is shown, who owns it, and what surrounds it. From Duchamp's urinal to the Elgin Marbles controversy, learn how institutional context, display choices, and historical circumstance reshape what art communicates.
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