Elginism

Parthenon Sculptures (AKA Elgin Marbles) plus other cultural property disputes, museums, art law, archaeology, architecture & Greece

[Elginism @elginism]

Built in 420BC, the Tetrastyle (4 columned) Ionic Temple of Athena Nike, jointly dedicated to these two goddesses is one of the most prominent as you ascend the Athenian Acropolis.
#athenanike #Acropolis #Athens #Greece #ionicarchitecture #greekarchitecture

[Elginism @elginism]

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[Elginism @elginism]

Some of the old images of Athens posted recently make it look like a tiny village.
This one reveals though that most modern development was on the other side of the Acropolis.
#greece #architecture

[Elginism @elginism]

@bekind1988 Thanks

[Elginism @elginism]

A reminder that Elginism is also on Bluesky (and probably posting more frequently there at the moment, unless anyone can point me to a reliable cross posting tool).
https://t.co/YA0oXXCvTa

[Elginism @elginism]

@poetryinstone Happy independence day

[Alexander Herman @artlawalex]

A great event next week in #London @V_and_A: last year's return from @NtlMuseumsScot came from a UK national, was couched as 'nation-to-nation' (Scotland ➡️ Nisga'a) and was the LARGEST object ever repatriated from a UK #museum. 😯 @lou_neel @arthistorynews @edvaizey @DerilloEyob

[Loot and Plunder @lootplunder]

More a case of child abduction than a custody battle, I would say

‘Like a child in a messy divorce’: Mary Beard and David Olusoga tackle Parthenon Marbles debate in British Museum panel: https://t.co/aUOYC1F1pI

[Elginism @elginism]

This guy's song is about protesters at the University of Melbourne - but the exact same argument is often trotted out as an excuse for not returning artefacts to their countries of origin.
You can do more than one good thing in a row.
https://t.co/kuettKkFmu

[Elginism @elginism]

Keir Starmer this morning laid out his vision for the cultural sector under a Labour government, pledging to transform arts access and education across the country and ensure that “creative skills won’t be treated as a luxury, but as a necessity”. https://t.co/FMN26Sgv6x

[Elginism @elginism]

The appointment of a new UK culture secretary and the return of a resolute campaigner to the House of Commons bode well for a renewed and enlightened discussion over the fate of the Elgin Marbles.
https://t.co/puRBwG3ZJs

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

Lisa Nandy MP @lisanandy has been appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport @DCMS.

[Elginism @elginism]

“People think the best story is the story people haven’t heard of. It’s not. The best story is the story people think they know – and you lift the lid and show them something else.”
https://t.co/6BoMqbLtjp

[Loot and Plunder @lootplunder]

1/ Now this is very exciting. A new (to me) photo of Ethiopia's Prince Alemayehu has emerged on eBay.

Can anyone help work out when it was taken? Is there a clue in the hat? The listing - https://t.co/iLkbMF6m3c - calls it a "Kofia" hat. But that doesn't seem quite right ...

[Loot and Plunder @lootplunder]

JUST IN - Lots of new listings of Ethiopian loot on https://t.co/zniDDM4Kk8

Check the right hand column. An * means possible/suspected plunder.

[Elginism @elginism]

“What we look for in museums is that they should be ahead of us, not behind us, when it comes to … humankind & its meaning & stories, including the story of what the museum means. [Museums] reveal so much about us.” @stephenfry on the Parthenon Marbles
https://t.co/5XsjQNtIhX

[Elginism @elginism]

On Lord Elgin's right to take the Parthenon Marbles:
"Historians have for years searched the Ottoman archives and have not been able to find a 'firman' proving that the sale was legal, as it is being claimed."
https://t.co/6rVQbwP0rW

[Greek City Times @greekcitytimes]

Parthenon Sculptures Return Gains Momentum as Labour Leader Voices Support https://t.co/BjxuCKxiFb

[Elginism @elginism]

@greekcitytimes Both countries have a common cause around looted items in the British museum...

[Jac Gawr y Cymro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @JacCymro1400]

@KNEECAPCEOL Theres no reason why Welsh, Irish, and Scottish artefacts shouldn't be returned to their home nations. Its English exceptionalism plain and simple, they think everything should belong to them and be on display for them.

[Chasing Aphrodite @ChasingAphrodit]

“The band’s latest act of defiance comes on the same day that they released their debut album ‘Fine Art’.”

[🏛Elly Symons🏛 @ellymariasymons]

The PARTHENON MARBLES

Where are they now?

@ABCaustralia @abciview @MarcFennell takes us on a journey to understand where they are and where they belong.

#athens #greece #acropolismuseum #uniteparthenon

@abciview https://t.co/yTpZbq63kB