pixiebiitch:mutamur:The British MuseumDID YOU MEAN GREEK ARTEFACTS STOLEN BY THE BRITISHLol I wrote
pixiebiitch:mutamur:The British MuseumDID YOU MEAN GREEK ARTEFACTS STOLEN BY THE BRITISHLol I wrote that as a caption so people could know where to see it, assuming it common knowledge that anyone who knows enough about art to know how important the Parthenon is and to recognize some of its sculptures would know the history of British imperialism and the debate surrounding its museums. (Also, it wasn’t literally stolen and the Parthenon is in pieces throughout Europe in part because it was used to store gunpowder and was subsequently destroyed. I’m not saying the pieces shouldn’t be returned, but it was obvious I wasn’t giving a full treatment of the picture in a three word caption. I made several text posts about how I felt about seeing it outside of Greece and I posted this more for my followers to know about where I’d been that day, I didn’t think I had to explain basic history on a caption of one of the most famous pieces of art) -- source link