We must prove them wrong.
“The call for restitution of artefacts is wider than one institution. Instead of conserving their collections, today’s curators appear intent on denuding them. To the liberal progressives running many museums, it is unfashionable and career limiting not to do so.
“Some of the works, like the Elgin [Parthenon] Marbles, would not have survived had they remained in situ. The UK is world class at displaying them, unlike many of those seeking return. It is a slippery slope. One unpicking inevitably opens the floodgates with a precedent now set.”
