Following the news that thousands of objects have been stolen from the British Museum, Plaid Cymru has called for key Welsh artefacts to be returned to Wales. The leader of the Party of Wales in Westminster, Liz Saville-Roberts, said that “security is no longer a good enough argument for keeping the treasures in London.” One of the items referenced by the Plaid MP was the Mold Gold Cape dating from 1900-1600BC.
Mebyon Kernow were yesterday approached by the Daily Mail for a comment and Cllr Dick Cole issued the following statement:
“It is important that we have a meaningful debate about where important treasures or documents, of great significance to Celtic nations, are housed and displayed. Here in Cornwall, there is a need to build institutions, which properly reflect our nationhood.
“I can see no reason why Cornish treasures such as the Rillaton Cup should not be located within Cornwall in a national museum, that is properly funded by the state.
“Given the intrinsic importance of Cornish to the identity of Cornwall, it would also be good to also see the historic copies of the Cornish language miracle plays permanently residing back in Cornwall – where they would really be appreciated by future generations of Cornish speakers.”
The article in the Daily Mail can be found at: