Saturday, September 4, 2010

"Whatever is Greek, wherever in the world, we want back."

Greece's former Minister of Culture is quoted as saying, "Whatever is Greek, wherever in the world, we want back." See http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/jul/11/parthenon.arttheft

Obviously, this request for an MOU is part of this push, but how does Greece and the State Department really define "whatever is Greek?"

Is it:

Artifacts proven to be illicitly excavated in Greece?

And/or is it:

Artifacts for which there is undisputed scholarly evidence they could only have come from Greek contexts?

And/or is it:

Anything that could have been manufactured in Greece?

It will be important for Greece (and the AIA) to clearly and publicly define "What is Greek" for purposes of CPAC's upcoming review of the Greek MOU.

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