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The Elgin Marbles or The Parthenon Sculptures: what is the solution?

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Isn't That the Solution?

The British, the Italians called it a loan. The Greeks called it a deposit pending legal review of their status. They are no longer known at the Acropolis Museum. They now belong to Greece. But isn't that the solution? That's what happened with the Museum in Palermo. It could start that way and end up with the law being changed because I think so many people, including myself, who've been on this journey of thinking they really should stay in Britain.

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