Contested Heritage #12: The Parthenon Marbles Dispute

10/09/24 • 43 min

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The Planning, Environment & Property Podcast

What are the Parthenon Marbles? Were they lawfully removed from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin’s agents in the early Nineteenth Century? What ethical issues arise by their retention at the British Museum? How might the dispute be resolved?

Richard and Clarissa talk to Alexander Herman, Director of the Institute of Art and Law, about his brilliant new book The Parthenon Marbles Dispute, which is the first title in Hart Publishing’s new Art Law Library. Alex’s other book, Restitution: The Return of Cultural Artefacts is also available.

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What do we value from our past, and how do we fund it? Richard and Clarissa discuss the impact of lottery funding on the UK’s heritage landscape, the additionality principle, and if we should celebrate a John Major Day. Insights from the heart of the heritage world with Dame Liz Forgan.

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How is the viability of a heritage project considered? When do the numbers stack up?

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