A Downing Street spokesman argued that the Parthenon Sculptures are the legal property of the Museum’s management committees and their management is independent of the government.
London, Thanasis Gavos
The British government’s steadfast position that there are no plans to change the law that does not allow objects to be removed from the British Museum’s collection except in specific circumstances, a Downing Street spokesman reiterated.
“Our position on this has not changed. Decisions relating to the care and management of the collections are a matter for the Museum and its trustees,” the spokesman said following the revelation of British Museum president George Osborne’s contacts with the Greek government.
He added that the Parthenon Sculptures are the legal property of the Museum’s management committees and their management is independent of the government.
However, the spokesman commented that any decisions taken by museums, especially when they concern the removal of controversial exhibits from their collection, should be justified to the British public.
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