The British Museum it is time to repatriate the stolen Parthenon (Elgin)Marbles

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

200th anniversary of the Act of Parliament that saw the UK buy 2,500-year-old sculptures stolen from the Parthenon from the then Earl of Elgin. Widely known in Britain as the 'Elgin Marbles' It is time to send them back to Athens to allow all the surviving sculptures to be repatriated and reunited .

There is an element of British self-interest in this, giving a gift of this magnitude would remind EU member states that despite our imminent departure, Britain is still a friend and ally — and one worth cutting a reasonable trade deal with. Andrew George, chair of the British Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, said the Parthenon sculptures were “some of the most remarkable antiquities on the globe” and people should be able to see them in one place.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The repatriation of an item from the collection of the British Museum is a matter for the Trustees of the British Museum, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

1 Oct 2018	Petition opened for signatures
8 Oct 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Oct 2018

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