It's time to heal the wounds of the monument with the return of the marbles which belong to it.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
Monday, 22 June 2009
Papoulias: Now is the time ...
The President of Greece, Dr Karolos Papoulias, has been quoted in the New York Times ("Greece presses its case", June 22, 2009) in the wake of the opening of The Acropolis Museum. Speaking about the Parthenon he is quoted:
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