All the excitement for the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum reminds me of a 2004 intervention in the Parthenon Sculptures debate by Professor Edouard Wolter of the University of Luxembourg…

What Is the Best Way to Change Someone's Mind? Discussing the controversy of Lord Elgin, Lord Byron and the fate of Greece's famed artifacts...

Challenging the Royal Support for Restitution

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While successive governments have got us very used to U-turns, ineffective legislation, and sweeping analytical errors, less frequent is the case of an “unusual use of powers”. Our story starts with…

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Αισιόδοξος ο Τζορτζ Όσμπορν, αλλά η επιστροφή των Γλυπτών του Παρθενώνα παραμένει αβέβαιη

In 2005, the American philosopher Harry Frankfurt published a little black book with the provocative title On Bullshit. The short study — both witty and profound — explored the subtle distinction…

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The article challenges the assertion that the British Museum's acquisition of the Elgin Marbles was unlawful and unethical, arguing that this interpretation of the event is instead factually incorr...

Mario Trabucco della Torretta, the organizer of a recent campaign that sent a letter to the British Prime Minister, speaks exclusively to TO VIMA. The

Since 2009, the day before the summer solstice has marked an important day of celebration for the promoters of the restitution of the Elgin Marbles to Greece. It was 16 years ago, in fact…

People familiar with the Pareto principle, the rough correlation between 20 per cent of the inputs and 80 per cent of the outcomes, won’t be surprised to see it applied to the secretive machinations…

British museums are increasingly repatriating objects to their home countries amid a debate over ownership

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This month’s announcement that Lina Ghotmeh, the young French-Lebanese rising star of modern architecture, has been declared the winner of the first phase of the competition to redesign the Western…

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Distorting history in the restitution debate. Dan Hicks’s The Brutish Museums and fact and fiction in Benin historiography

L’archeologo Mario Trabucco della Torretta spiega il “No” ad Atene: «L’impero Ottomano li cedette e Lord Elgin li ha salvati dalla ditruzione»