Roofkunst

Parthenon Marbles

In 1816, Lord Elgin demolished marble works of art from the Parthenon in Athens and housed them in the British Museum in London. They still reside here, much to the annoyance of the Greeks. The British Museum believes that the sculptures from ancient Greece are in a good place. In their view, the Marbles are the property of the public and can be viewed by millions of people in the national museum every year. Erik Dijkstra investigates whether the Greeks have a chance of ever experiencing the return of the Marbles.