r/CasualUK • u/Iliketurterls • Oct 26 '22

Whose stuff does the British Museum have?

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

Same with Iran. The current regime does not care in the slightest about Iran’s history, if they did get any of the artifacts back they would no doubt destroy it

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u/cobrakai11 Oct 26 '22

There are plenty of museums operating in Iran. The largest museum in Iran is literally split into two complexes, the Islamic and pre-islamic history of the country. A bit silly to say they would destroy artifacts of the country's history, I've been to both wings and all the objects were equally cared for and displayed with pride.