No chance! Nude statues pulled from Olympic exhibition after Qatari authorities insist on veiling them

Cover up: Greece has pulled two ancient statues of nude males from an Olympic exhibition in Doha after Qatari authorities insisted on covering their genitalia

Greece has pulled two ancient statues of nude males from an Olympic exhibition in Doha after Qatari authorities insisted Covering the genitalia with black cloths.

A Culture Ministry official says exhibition organisers wanted to avoid scandalising female visitors.

Greek Deputy Culture Minister Costas Tzavaras, who visited the Muslim country last month for the exhibition opening, objected, saying the works should be displayed as they were or shipped home.

The statues have already returned to Greece,' a Culture Ministry source told Agence-France-Presse, who added that, 'Organizers in Qatar wanted to cover up the statues’ members with black cloth. So they were never put on display, they went back into storage and returned on April 19.'