Comino oam is the founder and chairman of the international organising committee australia for the restitution of the parthenon marbles which was formed in australia in 1981 to work towards securing the repatriation of the famous marbles.
The case of the parthenon marbles.
The marbles are beautiful friezes and sculptures that once adorned the parthenon on the acropolis of athens built between 447 and 438 b c.
The case for the return of the parthenon marbles restated since melina mercouri confronted the director of the british museum in the early 1980s demanding return of the parthenon marbles the sculptures looted by lord elgin s men over 200 years ago successive greek governments have paid lip service to the issue of return.
Its historical background is significant to the presence of the marbles surpassing time and space.
In 1801 lord elgin then ambassador to the turkish government had chunks of the frieze sawn off and shipped to england where they were subsequently.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
A case for reunification with a preface by nadine gordimer and essays by robert browning and charalambos bouras verso may 2008.
A diachronic identity a sense of permanence and continuity in time.
The elgin marbles are the most famous exhibit in the british museum in london england.
Tom flynn the universal museum lulu 2012 christopher hitchens the parthenon marbles.
Cases like that of the parthenon marbles highlight the importance of museums no matter where they are or what they hold.
The parthenon marbles under the greek light are an integral part of athena s temple still standing encircled by the remarkable array of monuments hallmarks of justice the areopagos art theatre of dionysus learning hadrian s library and democracy the agora are enduring symbols of our western civilization.
It emphasises that their collections are so much more than dusty relics but living breathing players that represent a much wider discussion about culture and who it truly belongs to.
The parthenon marbles which were looted in early 19th century by lord elgin the british αmbassador to constantinople at the time capital of the ottoman empire and are now exhibited at the british museum in london constitute one of the most important agenda items of the committee lodged with it in 1983 and still pending.
Mary beard the parthenon profile books 2004.
Jeanette greenfield the return of cultural.
The parthenon marbles greek.
The case for the return of the parthenon marbles emanuel j.
The most powerful case yet made for the return of the parthenon marblesthe parthenon marbles formerly known as the elgin marbles designed and executed by pheidias to adorn the parthenon are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures.