Comments on: Why I Will Never Return To The Victoria And Albert Museum Or The British Museum

By: daniel Barraza

daniel Barraza — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 23:17:05 +0000

Most of the portable artifacts of Mexico have been sold to foreign museums by unscrupulous politicians, curators, thieves, etc. The Dallas museum has a large collection of this loot. If Dallas returned the loot, how long do you think that the loot would stay in Mexico? Available to public view? The smart thing for Mexico to do is make replicas. Likewise, the smart thing for Thailand to do is….

By: Beau !!

Beau !! — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:35:17 +0000

So proud of you Emily, learning new things as I read this article. Thank you for content, you always did have a way with words xx

By: Ben Lowsen

Ben Lowsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:12:58 +0000

I think we have to be more careful about such historical issues. It takes a spirit of humility, charity, and a commitment to facts on all sides to achieve sustainable resolutions. It’s not as simple a waving our hands and assuming one side was particularly evil. I realize that moderation is getting a bad rap in some “progressive” quarters, but then so are facts and logic. Thankfully, that sort of progressivism is dying.

By: Jai Sehgal

Jai Sehgal — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 04:20:39 +0000

I visited the British Museum in 2013 primarily to view the Elgin Marbles that had been stolen from the Parthenon in Athens.
It was heartbreaking to see the Rosetta Stone as well as thousands of other stolen items on display. As for those who feel that the British Museum ensures these are well taken care of, I would suggest they visit the Acropolis museum in Athens which is beautifully laid out and even has a gallery waiting for the Marbles to be returned.
The V&A is no better, nor are those parts of the Crown Jewels including the Kohinoor, supposedly gifted by the people of India to their Queen!
Time for the Brits to return these items to the countries they were looted from.

By: Ohdearme

Ohdearme — Sun, 29 May 2022 02:43:19 +0000

Sorry, but I disagree. If these items were returned to their countries of origin, would you personally travel there to view them? Honestly?? Would you even know about an item if it had not been in a central locale like the V&A or the British Museum? But more importantly, who’s to say who truly owns them? Countries get conquered and victors sell artifacts for needed funds—does that mean 100-200 years later they have to be given back because some other group is now politically in charge? Can those countries of origin even properly house items if returned? These institutions have preserved artifacts from around the globe. Sorry to be blunt, but you’re acting like a woke toddler in a tantrum, not understanding reality.

By: Jad Mould

Jad Mould — Sat, 28 May 2022 03:44:09 +0000

History has it’s good n bad points .what we got to learn is that ,these mistakes don’t happen again. As mentioned by the lady ,the empire stole things ,i don’t disagree . But, what are we present day humans doing ,when the world is developed n more learnt n a progressive mode thinking ,we are worse than animals , same nonsense occuring in every corner of the world. An example given is that the empire stole 45 trillion. The same is happening to the common in india as of now,the rich become richer n the poor way down the line. So, I say learn from the past don’t ride on it. And help the world change today.