Reiterating the government’s standing position, the deputy minister added that “decisions concerning the care and management of the museum’s collections are a matter for the commissioners”.
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“The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum are legally owned by the trustees of the British Museum, who operate independently of the government,” UK Under Secretary for Culture Stuart Andrews said in response to a parliamentary question.
Reiterating the government’s standing position, the deputy minister added that “decisions concerning the care and management of the museum’s collections are a matter for the commissioners”.
Mr. Andrews was asked to answer a question from the Conservative MP for North London Dr. Matthew Offord on how the relevant ministry assesses the potential value of returning the Sculptures to Greece either as a loan or permanently.
The Deputy Minister pointed out that the law prohibits the permanent removal of objects from the British Museum’s collection. He also reiterated the museum’s position that it would consider any request to loan the Sculptures to Greece, “as long as the normal conditions for loans were met.”
He concluded by noting that “the government fully supports the position taken by the commissioners of the British Museum and has no plans to change the law”.
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