Message from gmora

[Anonymous]

Whenever I visit the getty/getty villa I also think about how the British pillaged artifacts during the time of imperialism. I love to visit the Getty but can't get rid of the fact about how some items at the getty were obtained through questionable means (I am not sure if this matter has been cleared up but hope that it has).

Below are two articles. The first article addresses how Greece is upset that one of its statues is being transported to Russia (the statue was pillaged from Greece). The second article addresses how the Getty obtained some of its art pieces.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/dec/05/parthenon-marbles-greece-furious-british-museum-loan-russia-elgin
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/15/arts/design/an-odyssey-in-antiquities-ends-in-questions-at-the-getty-museum.html