Sajid Javid defends decision to let sculptures go to Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, saying culture is bigger than politicsThe British Museum was right to loan part of the Partheon marbles to a museum in Russia because cultural boycotts do not work, the UK culture secretary, Sajid Javid, will say in a speech on Sunday.Talking at the Union of Jewish Students, Javid will say the decision to allow the headless statue of a Greek river-god, Ilissos, to go on display in the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg earlier this month was justified despite widespread objections. Continue reading...
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