Parthenon marbles, Sunak: they will remain at the British. We will not change the museum's collection

The UK has no plans to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece. In fact, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said during a meeting with reporters today before leaving for a summit in California along with U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, “The United Kingdom has been taking care of the Elgin marbles for generations. Our galleries and museums are funded by taxpayers because they are a tremendous asset to this country. We share their treasures with the world, and the world comes to the UK to see them. The British Museum’s collection is protected by law and we have no intention of changing it.”

Sunak therefore intends to follow the line of safeguarding the British Museum’s collection as is, despite recent talk of negotiations with Greece over a possible return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens.

Indeed, the prime minister believes that a long-term loan would not be acceptable because it would prevent visitors to the British Museum from seeing the Marbles and would not be in the spirit of the government’s position.

Image: British Museum, Parthenon Marbles, the southern part of the east pediment at the British Museum. Photo by Brian Jeffery Beggerly

Parthenon marbles, Sunak: they will remain at the British. We will not change the museum's collection

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