A Chinese student programmed a website that maps 5,000 objects from the British Museum that were stolen from 99 countries. It shows where they were taken from and what the museum would look like if everything “found” around the world were returned.
A Chinese student programmed a website that maps 5,000 objects from the British Museum that were stolen from 99 countries. It shows where they were taken from and what the museum would look like if everything “found” around the world were returned.
Seriously though. They took care of these things and cleaned them up and stored them and now what?
It’s like if somebody renovated an abandoned house and then the neighbors said “gimme.”
Nectarine-999 on
Now do China and the people it’s stolen.
franchino98 on
They were promised that 2000 years ago… sorry, wrong nation /s
Sorry for my bad English
JonSixpack on
no link?
mystery2two on
What website?
Intel2025 on
If they were that important they would of, you know, protected them. FYI they’d do the same if given the opportunity.
isendingtheworld on
Two things can be true at once.
Yes, some of these artefacts were literally saved from destruction or sold/discarded as worthless by prior governments.
And yes, it’s unethical to claim ownership when the country and culture they originate from are capable and willing to take proper care of them now. Especially knowing how many are just sitting in storage, some simply due to a lack of display space.
A process of returns should be in place. If they want to showcase a returned item again, it’s not like museums don’t routinely tour and exchange items for display.
tptpp on
now do China with the car designs or products they ve stolen
PhiloLibrarian on
They stole so much from so many…
Nondscript_Usr on
Isn’t there a case to be made that spreading these artifacts around the world help educate the masses of these other cultures
-ATF- on
Cool. Now map the people who died from the super necessary and extremely useful cultural revolution.
Professional_File_83 on
Not giving back the Rosetta stone. That’s legitimate salavge
Realistic-Price1807 on
Some really offended brits in the comments 😂😂😂
Delicious_Ad9844 on
Can’t belive they stole all those artefacts from great Britain, real evil
Taylor_rules on
Stolen is the wrong word. These items weren’t valued by the original countries when they were collected. Years later the historical and rarity of these items make them value.
SuperShoebillStork on
I’d be interested to know how they define “stolen”. The vast majority of the BM’s collection was acquired legally and legitmately. I bet this is just a list of items in the BM from other countries that was compiled without any serious research as to how they were acquired.
Beautiful_Staff2254 on
Get wrecked
maritimelight on
Ah yes, a welcome critique from the country that famously destroyed many of their own artifacts of cultural/historical significance, as well as incarcerated and murdered countless of their academics, in a revolution the name of which is no longer even allowed to be written there.
MemeLord1337_ on
Better off there than at home where it gets destroyed.
_Hello_Hi_Hey_ on
While the Cultural Revolution involved the destruction of many temples and traditional art, some far-sighted individuals hid artifacts that later surfaced, and some items were sold to foreign entities, though specific, large-scale direct sales to the British Museum during the 1966-1976 period.
The CCP has actively managed, censored, and sanitized the history of the Cultural Revolution to maintain its legitimacy.
Ok_Builder910 on
More like bought.
Vulcion on
Brits get so defensive anytime someone from a country they looted, points out that the Brit’s looted their country.
Cromm182 on
Maybe Indiana Jones was actually the bad guy and it never belonged in a museum.
bora731 on
I think we should give all this shit back
AnomandarRake_ on
After a little searching turns out it’s called “If All Artifacts Returned Home”, a web project by Chinese MIT student Rui. It seems there’s no link as of yet
SwaMaeg on
The British are basically the Iron Islands — just barely more than Pirates with some land. They mostly weren’t considered a major kingdom the last 2000 years but nonetheless wielded a huge amount of power using their naval prowess for a few years here and there — accumulating a lot of treasure in the process.
InternalFirmxx on
This guy is doing more meaningful things with his life than me. Anywho, back to getting my ass kicked at Nightreign.
dernaldz on
This is epic.
WaffleHouseGladiator on
I hope they open source this so that the list can be added to and translated into other languages.
Defyller on
Cool do a map of who the waters of the South China Sea belong to next
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Finders keepers.
Seriously though. They took care of these things and cleaned them up and stored them and now what?
It’s like if somebody renovated an abandoned house and then the neighbors said “gimme.”
Now do China and the people it’s stolen.
They were promised that 2000 years ago… sorry, wrong nation /s
Sorry for my bad English
no link?
What website?
If they were that important they would of, you know, protected them. FYI they’d do the same if given the opportunity.
Two things can be true at once.
Yes, some of these artefacts were literally saved from destruction or sold/discarded as worthless by prior governments.
And yes, it’s unethical to claim ownership when the country and culture they originate from are capable and willing to take proper care of them now. Especially knowing how many are just sitting in storage, some simply due to a lack of display space.
A process of returns should be in place. If they want to showcase a returned item again, it’s not like museums don’t routinely tour and exchange items for display.
now do China with the car designs or products they ve stolen
They stole so much from so many…
Isn’t there a case to be made that spreading these artifacts around the world help educate the masses of these other cultures
Cool. Now map the people who died from the super necessary and extremely useful cultural revolution.
Not giving back the Rosetta stone. That’s legitimate salavge
Some really offended brits in the comments 😂😂😂
Can’t belive they stole all those artefacts from great Britain, real evil
Stolen is the wrong word. These items weren’t valued by the original countries when they were collected. Years later the historical and rarity of these items make them value.
I’d be interested to know how they define “stolen”. The vast majority of the BM’s collection was acquired legally and legitmately. I bet this is just a list of items in the BM from other countries that was compiled without any serious research as to how they were acquired.
Get wrecked
Ah yes, a welcome critique from the country that famously destroyed many of their own artifacts of cultural/historical significance, as well as incarcerated and murdered countless of their academics, in a revolution the name of which is no longer even allowed to be written there.
Better off there than at home where it gets destroyed.
While the Cultural Revolution involved the destruction of many temples and traditional art, some far-sighted individuals hid artifacts that later surfaced, and some items were sold to foreign entities, though specific, large-scale direct sales to the British Museum during the 1966-1976 period.
The CCP has actively managed, censored, and sanitized the history of the Cultural Revolution to maintain its legitimacy.
More like bought.
Brits get so defensive anytime someone from a country they looted, points out that the Brit’s looted their country.
Maybe Indiana Jones was actually the bad guy and it never belonged in a museum.
I think we should give all this shit back
After a little searching turns out it’s called “If All Artifacts Returned Home”, a web project by Chinese MIT student Rui. It seems there’s no link as of yet
The British are basically the Iron Islands — just barely more than Pirates with some land. They mostly weren’t considered a major kingdom the last 2000 years but nonetheless wielded a huge amount of power using their naval prowess for a few years here and there — accumulating a lot of treasure in the process.
This guy is doing more meaningful things with his life than me. Anywho, back to getting my ass kicked at Nightreign.
This is epic.
I hope they open source this so that the list can be added to and translated into other languages.
Cool do a map of who the waters of the South China Sea belong to next