Rishi Sunak: The Parthenon Frieze remains in London

Greece has long tried to recover the Parthenon sculptures from Great Britain, and at the beginning of January, the British Museum announced that it had begun “constructive talks” about the frieze, which once adorned the temple on the rock of the Acropolis in Athens.

The 2,500-year-old carvings have been on display at the museum in London since 1832, and the Greek government confirmed last month that it had held secret meetings with the museum’s head, George Osborne, over the past year.

regulated in British law What are state museums allowed to do with their antiquities? It states, among other things, that museums are responsible for the care and that antiquities may not be given away except in very special cases.

– We share the treasures with the world and the world comes to Great Britain to see the treasures. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the collection in the British Museum is and will remain protected under British law Watchman.

In meetings between Osborne and the Greek government, rather than returning the Parthenon frieze permanently, they are said to have discussed a solution whereby Greece could borrow the sculptures for an extended period. And the Sunak government does not believe in this option, the Guardian wrote.

– We have cared for the Parthenon Frieze for generations. Sunak tells the newspaper that our galleries and museums are funded by tax money because they are great assets for our country.

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