Parthenon Marbles

A new piece in the Times adds its weight to a cascade of reports in the British press claiming an agreement on the Parthenon Marbles is increasingly likely

The first episode of the Australian TV series, which focuses on the artifacts the British Empire has illegally removed throughout its reign from countries from around the world, covered the Parthenon Marbles

The protesters unfurled a huge banner reading “Reunite the Marbles!” in front of the statues of the eastern pediment

Britain's Foreign Secretary Foreign Secretary David Cameron claims ignorance of what was said at the UNESCO meeting about the Parthenon Marbles and opts to mock the President of the British Museum

TO VIMA talks to the Turkish official, Zeynep Boz, who surprised the world at the recent UNESCO meeting by supporting Greece and its plight to get back the Parthenon marbles from the British museum

"We are closer to the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles," former British Secretary of State for Culture, Ben Bradshaw, tells TA NEA

Turkey's representative at UNESCO said her country was not aware of any Ottoman-era document legitimizing the removal and sale of the Parthenon Sculptures to Lord Elgin.

The director of the Acropolis Museum Nikos Stampolidis said the perfect space to host the Marbles is the Acropolis Museum

The report from artnet.com notes that the Parthenon Marbles, along with Assyrian and Roman artifacts, are housed in an antiquated room on the verge of crumbling, with leaky roofs, peeling paint from the walls, problematic climate control, and cracked floor tiles

On-location shooting for a new documentary focusing on Lady Elgin, the woman who ostensibly financed the early-18th century pilfering of many of the Parthenon’s friezes, begins next May. Respectfully called the “Parthenon Marbles” today and displayed at the British Museum in London, the artifacts were known for more than a century and a half as […]

“Allow me to be clear, we will insist on their reunification for many reasons, but one, in my opinion, is the most crucial: because only by seeing them together, in the shadow of the Acropolis, can we truly appreciate their immense cultural significance for Western civilization.”

“The truth of the matter is” as she stated “that Elgin had a letter which granted him permission to make copies of the sculptures, not keep the originals. It was an act of crime.”

Lina Mendoni spoke in Parliament in reply to a tabled question by the leftist main opposition party regarding the government’s contacts with the British Museum over the Parthenon Marbles

Greek Minister: “Our position is clear: Should the sculptures be reunited in Athens, Greece is prepared to organise rotating exhibitions of important antiquities"

The former British diplomat, who served as a Minister of the UK Cabinet between March and December 2021 emphasized, "Britain should participate in a pan-European effort to repatriate the Parthenon Marbles to Greece"

Recent events have shown how something escaped everyone’s notice which shouldn’t have: the Marbles need a face. They need THE face. While Melina Mercouri was alive and had taken the issue in hand, the Parthenon Marbles were almost always at the center of an international debate. And that in an era when repatriating antiquities was […]

Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni said that the current unique climate was conducive to seeking the repatriation of forcefully removed and stolen cultural artifacts from countries of origin

Ta Nea: British Museum proposes 'partial' return of friezes under 10-15-year 'loan'. Athens presses for full repatriation. 'Ownership' issue reportedly bypassed

"Greece and the UK have a long history of bilateral relations; I wouldn't dwell much on this issue," Mitsotakis replied during the interview

"Culture is not only about antiquities and works of art but also about the relationships and behavior of people," the Museum Director said in a statement