In its latest effort to persuade the British Museum to repatriate its Parthenon Marbles to Greece, the Institute of Digital Archaeology (IDA) plans to exhibit its 3D-scanned, robot-tooled marble replicas close to the museum. The replicas have been created after high quality scans of the marbles were taken at the museum. The replicas and the exhibition, both funded by the IDA, are expected to be exhibited in London for a month. Its proximity to the British Museum by design. A “prominent UK museum” has also made an offer to display the objects, Michel said.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2022 02:00 UTC