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Originally Posted by Ammi
...yeah, like a rental, type thing...we obviously now have ensured great facilities to preserve and display in terms of security etc...so paying a sum each year to the nations that artefacts were taken from would seem like the thing...it’s one of the reasons as well why it’s so wrong and infuriating when aid to countries is reduced when so many countries riches were taken to enable to be in that position to be able to give and help...
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It doesn't even necessarily have to be paid... museums borrow from each other for limited time displays all the time, usually with a little paragraph about the item's history (which would now include ownership being returned). The ownership rights, in this case, are more important than the physical location of the item itself. It would actually make for a MORE interesting display with some added historical significance.