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shrike3

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7. If they go on the auction block, they'll end up in some billionaire's vault, never to be seen again.

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 24, 2022, 11:55 PM

Dec 2022

I've been to the Vatican Museum, and it's pretty awesome. Since part of its collection is from ancient Rome, I don't know to where it would be repatriated. The whole city's almost a museum, with the Colosseum and all.

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Pope Francis orders return to Greece of Parthenon sculptures held in Vatican [View all] Eugene Dec 2022 OP

Now GB needs to step up and do the same with the Elgins, the US needs to return ... marble falls Dec 2022 #1

wonder what other stolen loot he's sitting on. mopinko Dec 2022 #2

The Vatican collections, whoa, what a major haul of booty that belongs where it came from. marble falls Dec 2022 #3

i keep saying re pedo priests- mopinko Dec 2022 #4

If they go on the auction block, they'll end up in some billionaire's vault, never to be seen again. shrike3 Dec 2022 #7

all museums hold work that never sees the light of day. mopinko Dec 2022 #8

If they all went to Bill Gates' house, wouldn't that kind of defeat the purpose of repatriation? shrike3 Dec 2022 #9

i mean in general. mopinko Dec 2022 #10

I guess everyone has a different POV shrike3 Dec 2022 #11

that's cuz you dont have a grasp of the scale. mopinko Dec 2022 #12

Whatever, dear. shrike3 Dec 2022 #13

i didnt say anything about entitled. mopinko Dec 2022 #14

You are entitled to your opinions. shrike3 Dec 2022 #15

Agree malaise Dec 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Dec 2022 #6