Facing growing pressure, the director of the British Museum, Hartwig Fischer, resigned and Dr Jonathan Williams, the deputy director, resigned after revelations that they had failed to heed warnings about the thefts. Faced with these security concerns, Greek Culture Minister Dr. Lina Mendoni is demanding the return of the Elgin Marbles. The Global Times, a Chinese tabloid, is also calling on the British Museum to return all irregularly acquired Chinese cultural relics. Their editorial criticized the United Kingdom’s colonial history and its sense of moral superiority.
The Mold Gold cape, now at the center of a debate over repatriation, likely served as religious clothing and was believed to have been buried with a woman between 1900 and 1600 BC. Discovered in Flintshire in 1833, it was sold to the British Museum in 1836. Plaid Cymru and Labor MPs are calling for its return to Wales. However, the British Museum Act of 1963 prevents the museum from repatriating artifacts, thwarting repatriation efforts globally.
Despite these requests, the cape was loaned to museums in Wrexham and Cardiff, and as far away as Germany. The British Museum highlights that it allows millions of visitors to experience the Cape for free as a key exhibition in their gallery, showcasing the interconnected history of empires and nations.
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