British Museum Elgin Marbles Statement

The elgin marbles are british owned purchased by the crown from lord elgin in 1816 and presented by parliament to the british museum.

British museum elgin marbles statement.

When the marbles were shipped to england they were an instant success among many who admired the sculptures and supported their arrival but both the sculptures and elgin also received criticism from detractors. The elgin marbles on display at the british museum in london mr dowden s letter seen by the sunday telegraph comes after a summer of cultural clashes over britain s colonial past. Plus explore collection online for detailed descriptions of objects. The greek government has asked for a loan of the sculptures which has been turned down by the british museum.

Ian jenkins the parthenon sculptures in the british museum british museum press 2007 ian jenkins greek architecture and its sculpture in the british museum british museum press 2006 mary beard the parthenon profile 2002 william st clair lord elgin and the marbles 3rd edition oxford university press 1998. Issued a statement on saturday condemning fischer s legitimate. End of meanwhile a fourth simply. The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas bruce 7th lord elgin who was british.

Lord elgin began negotiations for the sale of the collection to the british museum in 1811 but negotiations failed despite the support of british artists after the government. Following a vote of parliament the british museum was allocated funds to acquire the collection. Watch our youtube channel for weekly videos from our curators plus a rich variety of content relating to the museum and its collection. Lord elgin s activities were thoroughly investigated by a parliamentary select committee in 1816 and found to be entirely legal.

Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. Read the british museum blog for in depth stories about exhibitions events and the collection. Art world the british museum says it will never return the elgin marbles defending their removal as a creative act hartwig fischer s statements are already drawing international backlash.