The British Museum has been accused of celebrating fascist imagery and sexism in a new Roman Army exhibition. KCL's Dr Claire Millington seems to object to portraying history accurately, says Guy de la Bédoyère.
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The first museum to display the Benin bronzes in 1897 became the first to 'give them back' in 2022. But the truth is these 'returned' historical artefacts are vanishing into the ether.
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Mike Wells asks why British museums are morally obliged to return the Benin bronzes, given that they were created by a brutal, slave-owning regime that engaged in ritual human sacrifice, including the crucifixion of women.
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We should not return the Elgin Marbles to Greece unless Greece can demonstrate it's 10 times more committed to the defence of Western civilisation than we are, argues Professor James Alexander in the Daily Sceptic.
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Moai sculpture from Easter Island in the British Museum © Veronika Lukasova © Global Look Press By Danielle Ryan | RT | November 28, 2018 Is it possible to ‘loan’ something back to the person or place you stole it from? The British Museum in London, which houses one of the biggest permanent collections of […]
