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The Greek Government is changing the archaeological law to allow for the export and loan of antiquities (to museums abroad, or branches of museums abroad) for 50 years. It became front page news in "Avgi" which includes commentary by Olga Gratziou, Dimitris Plantzos, and myself. https://twitter.com/AvgiOnline/status/1336520950506897408
Here is the text of the story, in Greek https://www.avgi.gr/tehnes/373926_protofanis-diaheirisi-tis-istorikis-mnimis
In my own intervention, I am stressing that this move is a combination of neoliberal commodification and long-distance nationalism
It seems that this move is aimed at helping the Benaki Museum which is struggling financially, and which has gone into partnership with the "Hellenic Museum" in Melbourne. Benaki wants to keep part of his collection there, long term, as investors in AUS insisted...
It's policy on the hoof, at its worst...
