There is an iconoclash over the marbles, between the U.K. and Greece, which transcends questions of right or wrong.
The Elgin Marbles are named after Thomas Bruce, 7th. Earl of Elgin, who between 1801 and 1812 oversaw the removal of the marbles from the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Propylaia and their shipment to England. In 1816, by an act of parliament, the collection was transferred to the British Museum on the condition that it be kept together and named "the Elgin Marbles". The term "Parthenon Marbles" or "Parthenon Sculptures" refers to the sculptures and architectural features removed specifically from the Parthenon. These are currently held in nine museums around the world, principally the Acropolis Museum and the British Museum.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Dr Stephen Kershaw
As a Classics Tutor for Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, Professor of History of Art for the European Studies Program of Rhodes College and The University of the South, he has spent much of the last 30 years travelling extensively in the world of the Greeks and Romans both physically and intellectually. He has published A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths (Robinson, 2007) and A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization (Robinson, 2010) and is currently working on A Brief Guide to the Roman Empire.
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