Surrounded by demonstrations against the increasing liberalization of Greece’s museums, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled David Chipperfield’s winning design to expand the National Archaeological Museum (NAM) in Athens. The prime minister has made culture one of the key pillars of his offering for re-election in July and has been negotiating with the British Museum—so far unsuccessfully—for the return of the Elgin Marbles, which could be hosted in the new building. As he announced the extension, Mitsotakis had just guided controversial legislation through the Hellenic Parliament reorganizing the governance of Greece’s museums. He said Chipperfield’s “inspiring” design allowed him to achieve a “life-long ambition to expand the museum.”