By Yiannis Haniotakis
The president of the British Museum, George Osborne, is said to have agreed to grant the Parthenon sculptures to Greece, according to a report by The Critic magazine.
To return the sculptures to Athens permanently, amending the 1963 British Museum Act, which prohibits the removal of objects from the museum’s collection. However, Osborne’s plan concerns Long -term borrowing.
“Since the Greek government is legally claiming the ownership of the sculptures, it is extremely unlikely to return to London if they are transferred to Athens,” notes the British magazine, which claims that the legal landscape has changed since 2022, when the Conservative Government passed by law. This could provide an alternative legal basis if the legitimacy of the sculptures of the sculptures to London is called into question.
A spokesman for the British Museum told The Critic that the official position of the Foundation has not changed: “Discussions with Greece are continuing and constructive. We believe that a long -term cooperation achieves the balance between the global dissemination of our most important exhibits and the preservation of the integrity of our Museum’s collection. “
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However, Dan Hicks, a Professor of Contemporary Archeology from the University of Oxford, speaks of a “confused” report saying “incorrectly that the law on charity organizations would prevail with the British Museum Law or the Law on National Museums”.
According to him, everyone in the field expects that this (the return) will be agreed soon. “I have predicted that the sculptures will return to Athens by the end of the decade, one way or another, and it seems that we are on the right track for this timetable.”
The professor adds that it is time for a museum’s commissioner or director to seek change in the law. “It is time for real transparency and public documentation on the collections kept against taxpayers – evaluating and investing in the crucial primary work of the British museums,” Hicks concludes.
Source :Skai
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