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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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 ...
“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
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
@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.