Duveen Gallery at the British Museum
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Stephen Fry’s Ground-Breaking Proposal for the Parthenon Marbles
British actor and longtime activist Stephen Fry has a new idea for the return of the Parthenon Marbles which has quite a unique twist, one that uses virtual reality to allow visitors to see them reunited together in Athens...
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Former UK Culture Minister Says Parthenon Marbles Should be Returned
Greece's iconic Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece, a former UK culture minister told the press in a podcast on Wednesday.
During the interview, with hosts Charlotte Burns and Allan Schwartzman, Ed Vaizey gave his support to restoring the Marbles...
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UN Adopts Greek Proposal for the Return of Stolen Cultural Property
The General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously adopted Greece's resolution on the return of cultural property to its rightful owners in a plenary session on Monday.
The resolution that was proposed by Greece, was titled “Return or restitution of...
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Guardian: ‘Despite the Recession, Greeks Still Light the Olympic Flame’
"Despite the disintegration of their politics and economy, the Greeks can still light and nurture the Olympic flame," begins journalist Henry Porter of The Observer in his article, "The Greeks gave us the Olympics. Let them have their marbles."
He comments...