The new Acropolis Museum opened its gates Sunday to hundreds of visitors eager to explore its vast collection of sculptures and artifacts from ancient Greece.

周日，雅典新的卫城博物馆对渴望探究其众多雕塑和古希腊史前器物的数以百计游客打开了城门。

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But the real risk is not that the Greek claims, boosted by the new Acropolis Museum, will discourage lending programmes between museums.

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The Greek authorities wish to reunite all the surviving sculptures from the Parthenon in the new Acropolis museum, which they say will open next year.

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For the Greeks, criticised in the past for not having a suitable place to display the Acropolis sculptures, the inauguration of the new museum is the strongest possible argument for repatriating the marbles.

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