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Greek cutbacks leave cultural treasures locked out of sight by Andy B on Tuesday, 14 June 2011

IMF-dictated austerity measures blamed for partial closure of National Archaeological Museum in Athens

The greatest repository of ancient Greek art – the National Archaeological Museum of Athens – has become the latest victim of the economic crisis engulfing Greece, with visitors getting only a peek at its renowned collections.

As the long-awaited tourist season begins, the debt-choked country's top attraction is in the news for all the wrong reasons: closed exhibition halls, neglect and exasperated holidaymakers.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/03/greece-cutbacks-cultural-treasures

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