[3] He led the British Museum's excavations at Cnidus and was involved in the debate over the ownership of the Elgin Marbles.
He co-curated the special exhibition Vases and Volcanoes in 1996, on the life and collection of Sir William Hamilton and his circle.
[3] In 1998, Jenkins worked on finding ways to make the Parthenon Frieze accessible to visually impaired people.
[6] Jenkins led the British Museum's excavations at Cnidus (Knidos) in Turkey, a site visited by various scholars in the 19th century.
"[11] Jenkins conceded that cleaning conducted in the 1930s by the Museum was a mistake (they used wire wool), but also claimed that the damage was being exaggerated for political reasons.