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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...