British Museum

The British Museum is discussing to loan more Parthenon sculptures to foreign museums, after loaning the statue of god Ilissos to Russia's State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. British Museum director Neil MacGregor told "The Telegraph" that several museums from across the...

The decision of the British Museum to "lend" a sculpture of the Parthenon Marbles to an exhibition held in St. Petersburg is a challenge for Greeks, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Friday in a statement. The last British doctrine...

A part of the Parthenon Marbles exhibited at the British Museum will travel for the first time ever, but not to its place of origin. The marble sculpture will be loaned to Russia's State Hermitage Museum from this Saturday...

London's British Museum Director Neil MacGregor issued a provocative statement to British media today, reiterating that there is absolutely no intention from the British side to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. He repeated that "the museum's long-held position is...

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...

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...

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...

The discus thrower, or Discobolus, is one of the most famous ancient Greek statues. Its photograph has been included in hundreds of books and most importantly it was used to promote the 1948 Olympic Games in London. However, the original...

An exhibition on ancient Greece will take place at the new Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery section of the British Museum in London next spring. According to an article by Anita Singh in the British newspaper The Telegraph, “The Elgin Marbles are...

The British Museum has disproved its main argument for keeping the Parthenon Marbles, which was that visitors are able to see the ancient Greek sculptures for free. In fact, they are planning on separating the sculpture collection so that...