It is often said that if the Parthenon Marbles return to Athens would harm the British Museum's identity as a universal museum or as an encyclopedic museum.
On the contrary, it would be one of the greatest universal gestures the British Museum would make to return these objects. The British Museum could thus emerge as a generous Museum, as a truly universal Museum.
The Parthenon is visually reunited with its sculptural decorations and regains its true colors in an outstanding computer animation. Watch how the iconic monument was created as part of the Acropolis's 5th c. BC building program, and what it took for it to define classicism and eternal beauty in a work where technology met archaeological research.
The museum of acropolis is listed as one of the top museums in the world. As a matter of fact, it ranked 8th of the best in the world and 3rd of the best in Europe! Not to mention it is the top 1 museum to visit in Greece!
