Art: The Egyptian Revolution

Countries have been attempting to claim back important artwork that was once theirs. The majority of the time, this artwork resides in the hands of museums of even collectors who have acquired possession many years ago. Though a few countries like Egypt have had some objects returned to them, there are still a few other countries like Greece and Iraq who are desperately wanting their artifacts back. In many cases, it has been quite the struggle to request back the artwork as it already has been set that it belongs to the museum who purchased it, so countries with the same issue have campaigned to retrieve those artifacts. In the other hand, artwork has simply been stolen during events that led for the area to not be surveyed. It is important …show more content…
It set place in the center of Cairo, a city located in Muhafazat Al QahirahIt, as it was a devastating situation for the Egyptians; they witness protesting citizens intensely and violently raid the Museum of Tahrir Square, looting and wrecking the artwork which were of their own country. According to an article published by Jean Newman Glock on Huffington Post, this all occurred, “When local citizens formed a human chain to protect the Egyptian Antiquities Museum on Tahrir Square from those seeking to damage or steal its priceless contents.” Also, according to this article, two groups of people were the looters. The first group was simply looking for quick money such as gold. Apparently, they were arrested by the military once they were found cooking a feast in the museum kitchen, that was planned to be eaten by them. Comparatively, the second group were mainly international thieves who carried with them a list of artifacts they knew would easily would get sold to international buyers in order to make money for themselves. As the good citizens were not attempting anything bad, they received this surprise by their own people, which truly was a disappointment for them. All due to looting of the museum, it was considered a violent environment for the museums who have the artifacts that are wanted back by the head of antiquities, Hawass. For decades, the bust …show more content…
The reason it is tremendously important for the Greeks to get possession of their artifacts back once again, is because the marbles include their history of Athens in the past, as it was one of the centers of the civilized worlds. In addition, it was carved out precisely 2,500 years ago. Furthermore, in the article by Independent, it mentions a, “cross-party group of MP’s,” launching a bid for the Elgin Marbles to return home. This would take place on the 200th anniversary of the British Government’s choice to purchase the marbles out. As a result of this battle, many people agree the Elgin Marbles should be seen in only one location of the world. Not to mention, they most definitely are a symbol that stands for Greece. To add on to the article, a poll was done for The Times newspaper in which discovered that the majority of the British people support the reunification process between the marbles in two different countries. In addition, “an Ipsos-Mori poll found 69 per cent of those familiar with the issue were in favour of returning the sculptures, compared to just 13 per cent against.” No doubt, the right thing to do is return the marbles to the Greek although to this date, the Greeks continue to fight their battle on reuniting the other half of the Elgin Marbles with the hope they will one day see the full carving all in one