Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden and Chair of the Council for British Archaeology in London (CBA(L)) has learnt that English Heritage have now classified the long empty former Hendon museum building , the grade II* listed Church Farm House, as “vulnerable”. Mr Dismore said: “It was bad enough of Barnet Council to close the museum […]
Read moreDear Editor, When the Conservatives first started privatising public assets, the metaphorical saying was that they were selling off the country’s “family silver”. Now, Barnet Council Conservatives have gone one stage further and are doing so literally, with their decision to auction off the museum exhibits from Church Farmhouse Museum- and not just the Borough’s “family silver” either, but its […]
Read more1 Ownership: who do the sculptures belong to, in law? The issue of ownership of the Parthenon Sculptures (PS) has vexed politicians, museum curators, campaigners and the public for decades: but does it matter? The way the PS came into the possession of the British Museum (BM). is a matter of relatively settled historical record. Lord Elgin removed them from […]
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