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Some of the world's greatest cultural and historical treasures are housed in London's British Museum, and a significant number of them were taken during Britain's centuries-long imperial rule. In recent years, many of the countries missing their cultural heritage have been asking for some of these items back. #BritishMuseum #londontamil #uktamil
This video is in Tamil with English subtitles.
Here are some links to learn more about other contested items on the British Museum's "Don't Miss List" referenced in the video:
Egypt called; it wants its Rosetta Stone back
www.npr.org/templates/story/s...
Greece seeks return of Parthenon Marbles amid restoration project
www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/0...
Easter Islanders call for return of statue from British Museum
www.theguardian.com/culture/2...
The British Museum features several notable galleries, including the Egypt Gallery, Assyrian Gallery, Alexander the Great Gallery, Greece Athena and Parthenon Gallery, and the Chola Nataraja and Indian Gallery. Each of these exhibits showcases significant artifacts, many of which are also subjects of repatriation debates.
Lastly, here is an opinion piece by prominent lawyer Geoffrey Robertson arguing why the pieces should be returned:
www.theguardian.com/world/201...
And here is another opinion piece by author Tiffany Jenkins arguing why the pieces should stay in Western museums:
www.theguardian.com/culture/2...
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