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I was living in Athens, and visiting the museums, and I had no idea - I walked around a corner in the National and pow - the Mechanism, THE Mechanism, was there
by casenmgreen 2y ago
I was living in Athens, and visiting the museums, and I had no idea - I walked around a corner in the National and pow - the Mechanism, THE Mechanism, was there, right in front of me.
WOW.
Also, Elgin marbles need to be returned. Parthenon is defaced by their absence.
- sneak 2y agoThey’re not putting them outside again; they’d be inside in the Acropolis museum. The Parthenon (blown up as it is) would still be missing them.
- euroderf 2y agoSpeaking of which, where's the apology from Türkiye for storing ammo there ?
- globnomulous 2y ago[flagged]
- lioeters 2y ago> In 2021, UNESCO concluded that the UK government had an obligation to return the marbles and called upon the UK government to open negotiations with Greece. > Asked about the possible return of the Marbles, the British Culture Secretary, Michelle Donelan replied: "I can sympathise with some of the arguments but I do think that is a very dangerous and slippy road to embark down." > ..Fulfilling all restitution claims would empty most of the world's great museums – this has also caused concerns among other European and American museums.
- manarth 2y ago> would empty most of the world's great museums whilst growing other museums around the world with art and culture in an authentic setting, with a closer connection to their cultural and historical context.
- 6502_blitbit 2y agoWas just there last week frantically trying to find the display as the museum was just shutting down ;)