An advisory body plans to campaign for a 'win-win' deal as a poll shared exclusively with the BBC appears to show the majority of British people support sending the Marbles home.
The works traditionally referred to as the Elgin Marbles are increasingly becoming known as the Parthenon SculpturesA former Conservative culture minister will chair a new body aiming to return the so-called Elgin Marbles to Greece, the BBC can reveal.On Thursday, the House of Lords will debate an act which restricts museums from disposing of objects in their collections.
The fate of the Parthenon Sculptures, as they are more frequently becoming known, is the most high-profile in the hotly contested debate about whether museums should return items in their collections to their countries of origin. Now an advisory body plans to campaign for a "win-win" deal as a poll shared exclusively with the BBC appears to show the majority of British people support sending the Marbles home.
The former Conservative Chancellor, George Osborne, now chairman of the British Museum, said earlier this year a "deal is to be done", though the current Conservative administration appears less keen. Lord Vaizey, new Parthenon Project chair, said: "I am confident that a deal is within reach. Support for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures in Athens from the public, and in particular Conservative-leaning voters, is clear."
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