Many people believe that historical objects should be returned to their country of origin, while others argue that they should remain in international museums. I personally agree that these artifacts should be sent back to where they originally belong, but there are some exceptions.
First, there are traditional and historical values for local people and connection with ancestors. For example, the statues, monuments, or gold that were sent to strong countries like the UK or the colonial empire of Spain. The UK had taken the monuments and statues from Egypt, although nowadays they wished to get them back, and the UN saw their asks. Egypt took valuable things like the bodies of pharaohs from the first century and gold from the pyramid. They had said that these things were the history of their areas and lives and that the big ones killed the small ones to take the best things, and violence was the only thing they had.
Second, today in the whole world there are so many tourists, and half of them want to see the beautiful statues of the gods of the Greeks or the monuments of Actecs. And this is the economic reason. If you have a very valuable treasure, it can help you with many aspects and raise your money. Visitors would spend their money and buy the needs of the trips, and the income would be for the economy.
However, there are cases where keeping artifacts in well-known museums is beneficial. Some countries may not have the proper facilities to preserve these objects safely. Large international museums also allow more people from different backgrounds to learn about various cultures.
In conclusion, while it is important to respect the cultural heritage of each country, there are practical reasons to keep some artifacts in international museums. A fair solution could be for countries to cooperate and share historical objects through temporary exhibitions.
