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

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The British Museum and Loans

Unlike Ed, I don't dispute the legality of the British Museum's ownership. It was seized by the doge who blew up the path and boasted about it being a fortunate shot. His history is littered with incidents which might make us squeamish today. Allowing loans and continuous educational experiences would be to a common good. A loan of any duration longer than a certain amount of time would be likely to become. No, I don’t think if we can be loomed to the Hermitage in Russia they can be looming to anywhere.

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