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[–] Surenho@lemmy.wtf 5 points 1 week ago

The museum could pay rent per item to the country the artifacts originate from? Bad idea?

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago (11 children)

i need someone to convince me why it is wrong to steal from the British museum gift shop

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It should belong to the country of origin, but it could also be shared and tour around museums across the globe so an even greater number of people can check it out. They do this with art pieces. Why not cultural artifacts, too? Is not everyone entitled to learning about anything, including someone else's culture?

[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 week ago

I would assume there would be arguments around transporting them increasing the chances of it breaking. It would really only make sense to move these back to their country of origin and have them remain there to minimize potential points of failure. The rarer the artifact itself (another rusted out sword or plain clay cup versus a one of a kind manuscript whose pages have become incredibly delicate) the less their respective owners are going to want it to be moved.

Instead, we should be allowing more people the ability to travel and take time to go explore other cultures in their country of origin instead of trying to transport priceless artifacts across the globe.

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[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Gonna play a game of comment roulette. How far do I have to scroll before I see someone say something like, "That can't be in their museum because they can't be trusted with it".

Spinning the chamber now.

Edit: turns out I wasn't prepared for what I saw. Now I sad.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

on the other hand how often things go missing in the British museum?

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

better a museum than on a shelf in someone's living room (no I won't be donating it)

[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is why I always donate my finished books to my local library. I don't need them and, if I want to read them again, I can always just go check it out from the library.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

They are my human skulls I found them fair and square

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Marion, this is a movie made in the 1980s and set in the 1930s, what the hell are you even talking about?

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

That attitude gets retconed in the great circle.

where he explicitly says that it belongs in a museum and helps locals get their relics to keep safe in their museums. ie, it belongs in their museums.

good game overall

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"I liked you better when you were a child I was grooming!"

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Marion, you knew when you met me that I came from the mind of George Lucas. It's not my fault I'm a little fucked up!

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Britannia Jones and the stolen museum artifacts.

Well I'm British so... fuuuck that!

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