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Monday, August 18, 2014

The Parthenon marbles are the world's most beautiful art and that's why we should give them back

These consummately beautiful sculptures demand a proper setting and a trip to Athens has convinced me the Acropolis Museum is that placeWhat can you do with the world's most beautiful art? Where does it belong? How should it be cared for and displayed?The art in question is the array of sculpture created in Athens in the 5th century BC to decorate the Parthenon, the temple to Athena that still, today, dominates the skyline of the Greek capital. Continue reading...


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