Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican Museums to return three Parthenon fragments to Greece amid a global reckoning in which Western institutions have begun to return remains and artifacts to their countries of origin — or have refused demands to do so.
During the 1687 Venetian siege of the Acropolis, many of the Parthenon’s friezes and decorative elements were destroyed. In the early 19th century, British diplomat Thomas Bruce, better known as Lord Elgin, sent more than half of what remained to Britain — a move that critics, including Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, consider theft.
Today, most of the surviving marbles are in the British Museum or the Acropolis Museum, while a handful remain elsewhere.that while it is open to “partnership” with Greece, “We’re not going to dismantle our great collection as it tells a unique story of our common humanity.” The museum has for decades rebuked efforts to get it to return the marbles, citing policies against deaccessioning.
— the moral imperative to return some objects outweighs other concerns. The pope’s decision to return Greek artifacts is one of many similar acts around the world.
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