Aegean Marbles British Museum

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.
Aegean marbles british museum. The marble friezes that are on display at the british museum make up approximately 60 of the total remaining sculptural material. The british museum has consistently refused to return the priceless marbles. The parthenon marbles a major money making display at the british museum have been the subject of an ongoing dispute between greece and the uk. 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.
Unfortunately the parthenon marbles in the british museum have been known by many as the elgin marbles. File hermitage director mikhail piotrovsky center left and british museum director neil macgregor attend the opening of the exhibition on greek art with the marble sculpture of the river god ilissos in front in the hermitage in st. The parthenon marbles in the british museum are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures depicting scenes from greek mythology that were originally part of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens. Greece on saturday urged britain to return the parthenon marbles often known as the elgin marbles as one of the world s greatest ancient sites the acropolis re opens after the coronavirus.
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. Uk refuses to include elgin marbles in brexit trade talks after eu negotiation draft leak they are the legal responsibility of the british museum says downing street. 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. Elgin marbles aegean islands and macedonia.
The 2 500 year old sculptures were illegally torn off the parthenon in the 1800s taken to england and sold to the museum in 1816 by lord elgin. Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. The elgin marbles are british owned purchased by the crown from lord elgin in 1816 and presented by parliament to the british museum.