Mario Trabucco della Torretta

Dr Mario Trabucco della Torretta is a classical archaeologist trained in Sicily and in Athens. His expertise covers classical Greek architecture and sculpture, Ancient Athens and the Elgin Marbles. He tweets at @Mario_Trabucco

In defence of the other NHS

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A new documentary about the Elgin Marbles offers cinematic skill and historical bias

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The Acropolis Museum does not deserve the Elgin Marbles

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The British Museum has the ability to tell their story

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Decolonisation narratives are obscuring the true purposes of museums

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The Marbles bind us to Europe; losing them won’t make us more European

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Should we refer to the Elgin Marbles or Parthenon Sculptures?

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This obsession is obscuring important history

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Returning cultural items can be vice clad as virtue

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If we must return the Elgin marbles, why not any other artefact?

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