Culture Talk

Is the Bayeux comparison for the Parthenon marbles actually fair?

Mitsotakis's argument in his op-ed was neat: half of the frieze is already in Athens, and nobody would cut the Bayeux Tapestry in two. As a retired architect I find that point quite persuasive. These sculptures were made to be read as one structure, on one building.

But I'm trying to see the British Museum side too. It says the 1963 Act ties its hands, and the trustees say Elgin acted lawfully. Is the loan idea a genuine compromise, or a way to avoid the ownership question? What do people here think?