Acropolis Museum
Archaeology
Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures: Marbles Will Return to Greece
Chairman of the International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, David Hill, during an interview with the Greek service of the Australian SBS state radio network, expressed his belief that the Parthenon marbles -- now on display...
Archaeology
Acropolis Museum to Host Specialized Tours Every Saturday
Its new program of specialized presentations and guided tours that will take place every Saturday afternoon - starting November 1 - revealed the Acropolis Museum of Athens yesterday. Visitors in the future will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with unknown...
Archaeology
Observer: Return the Parthenon Marbles
Greece found another ally on its rally to bring the Parthenon Marbles back home, in the face of Guardian correspondent in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, Helena Smith. In an impassioned article on Sunday's Observer, entitled "As a Briton, I hang my...
Celebrities
Alamuddin-Clooney Concludes Greece Visit on Positive Note
This afternoon, Amal Alamuddin-Clooney leaves Greece following a three-day visit to Athens in which she counseled the Greek government on the proper legal route for reclaiming the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum.
The 36-year-old lawyer – along with cultural heritage...
Archaeology
Alamuddin Tours the Acropolis Museum
Tourists gathered outside the Acropolis Museum today to give a warm welcome to Amal Alamuddin-Clooney, the human rights lawyer who arrived to Greece on Monday to help the Greek Government establish the proper legal framework to re-claim the Parthenon...
Archaeology
Alamuddin Arrives in Athens to Discuss Parthenon Mables with Greek Government
Amal Alamuddin, new bride to the “eternal bachelor” George Clooney, is en route to Athens today. Along with three other London-based lawyers, she comes to the Greek capital by special invitation of the Samaras government.
The lawyers are in Athens to help...
Archaeology
Revenues from Greece's Archaeological Sites Fall Short
Greece's past is, in a sense, the country's lifeline. But is it being exploited enough? According to recent McKinsey research conducted on behalf of the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises, the average revenue per visitor to Greece falls well...
Greece
Acropolis Museum Among World's Best
Operating for five years now, the Acropolis Museum in Athens has charmed foreign and local tourists with its treasures from the Greek Bronze Era to the Roman and Byzantine period.
It is the most visited museum in Greece and attracts millions of visitors...
Culture
Spyros Louis Silver Cup Travels to Olympic Museum in Lausanne
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation announced that the Silver Cup awarded to Spyros Louis, the first Marathon Winner at the inaugural Modern Olympic Games in Athens, in 1896, has been temporarily moved to Switzerland. The cup will be exhibited at...
Archaeology
Guardian: The Parthenon Marbles Should Be Returned
As images of the newly discovered ancient Greek tomb in Amphipolis are making their appearance across the world, British newspaper The Guardian brings up the burning issue of the Parthenon Marbles' return to Greece.
Famous British columnist Jonathan Jones wrote about the...