Last month, Mike Milfort, a social media influencer in the Chilean capital with more than a million followers online, launched a campaign for the museum to return the statues.
Mr Milfort’s online campaign gained enough traction for recognition from Chilean President Gabriel Boric, who echoed the calls in a Chilean radio interview last month.
After a flood of comments hit the museum’s social media channels, officials were forced to close the comments on one Instagram post.
Comments remain closed on one post made alongside charity the Youth Project, and are…
