After years of rebutting the Greek government, the British Museum is now striking a conciliatory tone over the Parthenon Marbles, as Jonathan Williams, the museum’s deputy director, suggests that a new “cultural exchange” arrangement with Greece could be on the horizon.
For decades, officials at the museum have adopted a hardline stance on sending the works back to Greece, insisting that a 1963 act of parliament prevents deaccessioning the ancient objects that have been housed at the London institution since the early 19th century.
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