The debate over the ownership of the Elgin Marbles, currently housed in the British Museum, has sparked controversy. Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng suggests a sharing or loan arrangement. The Economist compares the situation to cutting the Mona Lisa in half. Meanwhile, opinions from Tiffany Jenkins highlight the lack of appreciation for the sculptures as works of art. The issue has also led to speculation about King Charles and his mother using clothing to signal their thoughts on the marbles and the EU.
Did King Charles use his tie to signal his thoughts on the so-called Elgin marbles? Did his mother do the same about the EU in 2017? @hchuaeoan examines the history of clothing as messaging https://t.co/k1GATZ68sl via @opinion
The Elgin Marbles row is deeply unedifying. British cultural elites only seem to care about who owns the sculptures. They show zero interest in the value and meaning of them as works of art, says Tiffany Jenkins https://t.co/3utCRzHRti
The row over the ownership of the Elgin Marbles is getting us nowhere. Both Britain and Greece see the sculptures only as property. Not as sublime works of art. Neither side seems to understand their real value, writes Tiffany Jenkins https://t.co/3utCRzHRti
Is the presence of the Parthenon Sculptures in London like cutting “the Mona Lisa in half”? Unlike the bits that disappeared in tourists’ pockets, the British Museum’s sculptures are still there to get cross about: https://t.co/HhMFnNTw1w https://t.co/zy3cJdyqiL
Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says, "a sharing or loan arrangement is probably the way to go", with the Elgin Marbles. "Everything in the British Museum started off somewhere else." @NadineDorries | @KwasiKwarteng https://t.co/3Fkde0bxFp