If the British Museum chairman is serious about returning the treasures to Greece, digital technology is his friend, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
If the British Museum chairman is serious about returning the treasures to Greece, making copies offers a face-saving solution
‘Greece desperately wants its authentic “crown jewels” to join the rest.’ Visitors walk in the Parthenon gallery of the Acropolis, in Athens.‘Greece desperately wants its authentic “crown jewels” to join the rest.’ Visitors walk in the Parthenon gallery of the Acropolis, in Athens.Last modified on Thu 16 Jun 2022 18.24 BSTof the Parthenon marbles to Greece. This is thoroughly good news.
One thing is clear. Having half the marbles under the shadow of the Acropolis in Athens and the other half in a frigid Bloomsbury chamber is wrong. It is not sharing a work of art; it is splitting one. This cavalcade of masterpieces should be properly shown together, and that means at the site of their creation, in Athens. Loaned, swapped, sold or whatever, they should go back to Greece. It is understandable that the Greeks have never ceased begging for their return.
The only issue is whether something can be done to appease the overweaning pride and hoarding instinct of the staff of the British Museum, who have come to regard the marbles as their personal property. There is now a clear answer to this: 3D printers under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Archaeology are currently reproducing
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