As the united kingdom continues to enforce sanctions on russia over its actions in ukraine the british museum has announced it is lending one of the controversial elgin marbles to a st.
British museum lends elgin marbles.
The british museum has lent one of the elgin marbles for the first time.
British museum lends one of the elgin marbles to the hermitage.
By roslyn sulcas december 5 2014 7 55 am december 5 2014 7 55 am.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas bruce 7th lord elgin who was british.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
Lord elgin began negotiations for the sale of the collection to the british museum in 1811 but negotiations failed despite the support of british artists after the government.
The british museum has lent one of the elgin marbles to the hermitage museum in russia the first time one of the disputed greek relics has gone on loan.