Ian Jenkins, British Museum Curator Involved in Elgin Marbles Controversy, Has Died at 67

Ian Jenkins, a longtime senior curator of Greek art at the British Museum in London, has died at 67. The Guardian reported that he was battling Parkinson’s disease.
Jenkins joined the British Museum in 1978 and wound up shaping how ancient Greek art was presented there. As a classics scholar, he was concerned with how the presentation of such architectural works within the museum’s galleries informed the viewer’s perspective. Years of research were devoted to recreating th