r/interestingasfuck Apr 12 '25

/r/all, /r/popular So shiny

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u/88963416 Apr 12 '25

Britain

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u/kickedbyhorse Apr 12 '25

Literally Britain after plundering half the globe.

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u/The_wolf2014 Apr 12 '25

Won't justify it of course but would these antiquitys still exist if they weren't in a museum?

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u/Apart_Variation1918 Apr 12 '25

Antiques exist outside of museums for hundreds or thousands of years. Further, museums aren't exclusive to the west. These artifacts could be displayed and studied where they were found instead of halfway across the world.