The Times and British Museum debate: Who owns the past?

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Published 2024-07-05
A debate co-hosted by The Times and the British Museum – considering the question “Who owns the past? The role of the universal museum in future” - featuring Mary Beard, Munira Mirza, David Olusoga and Rory Stewart, and chaired by Matthew Parris.

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All Comments (12)
  • @SimonPayne-je3hi
    A Very good debate. Informative, especially by Mary Beard. I would say a trustee of history not just The British Museum.
  • @gidgen
    Mary Beard is the voice of reason.
  • @renmedalla
    It's not about performance and what you do with it. It's about what you did to acquire it.
  • @lucianopavarotti2843
    David Olusoga is a huge critic of the British empire but accepted an OBE. I don't get it.
  • @MZig-rw7su
    Osborne doesn't wear a tie because he's still stuck in that look...he thinks it says something....he's always been considered a bit creepy
  • @nic-ee25
    What about the commercial aspect? Doesn’t Greece really want the Marbles in order to boost visits to their museums? And aren’t many artworks hidden away in tycoons’ / tyrants’ bank vaults, not available to anyone else to see? Why aren’t we concerned about that?
  • @eveszokolai8939
    Those who own the past are those whom are willing and able to preserve the past with honor and without prejudice. Ownership as responsibility to and on behalf of humanity. Sadly, at times of crisis or war, it takes an oligarch or an oligarchy to preserve and protect some of our finest acheivements.