Submitted on Thursday 25th March 2021
Rejected on Tuesday 30th March 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
The return/long term loan of the Elgin Marbles to the Acropolis Museum in Athens
On the 200th Anniversary of independence tomorrow and due to longstanding relationship with Greece it seems obvious that this would be the perfect opportunity to show solidarity with Greece and with the EU to allow the Elgin Marbles to be provided on a long term loan to the Acropolis Museum.
As Citizen of the UK on visiting the Acropolis Museum in Athens I was upset and incensed that as you walked around the museum the marbles from the Parthenon were represented by plaster casts of the Originals in the British Museum.
This made the visit a hollow experience and I left ashamed that there was so much intransigence over the return of the “Elgin Marbles” to their rightful home.
If even some of the friezes were returned on a long term loan then this would be a wonderful gesture to Greece.
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