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Ancient Greece
Stunning Aphrodite of Milos Statue Unveiled on the Greek Island
A faithful copy of the stunning Aphrodite of Milos statue was unveiled recently on the Greek island of Milos from where it was taken by the French.
The copy is placed at the archeological site near the same place where...
Archaeology
Fauvel: The Frenchman Who Vied with Elgin for the Parthenon Marbles
In the 18th century, archaeologist Louis-Francois-Sebastien Fauvel competed with Lord Elgin for the Parthenon Marbles, pieces of which he eventually took back to his native France.
Millions of words have been written about the so-called "Elgin Marbles," the Parthenon sculptures...
Archaeology
Greek PM Asks French President for Loan of Parthenon Marbles from Louvre (video)
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday requested that French President Emmanuel Macron loan the Parthenon sculptures at the Louvre Museum to Greece for its bicentennial celebrations of the War of Independence, in 2021.
Mitsotakis made the formal request during...
Archaeology
Louvre Museum Exhibition on Ancient Thracian Culture
The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, is presenting a new exhibition featuring ancient Thracian artifacts, giving visitors a rare glimpse in the way of life and culture of the ancient civilization. The Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting...
Archaeology
Historian Claims The Louvre Museum Holds Ancient Amphipolis Tomb Treasures
A prominent Greek historian claims that it is possible for the Louvre Museum in Paris to possess artifacts from the ancient Greek tomb currently being excavated by archaeologists in Amphipolis, Greece.
The fame of the ancient Greek treasures allegedly hidden in the...
Archaeology
Collection of Rhodes Artifacts in Louvre
An exhibition is being organized by the Louvre Museum that plans to bring together all the unique artifacts found during excavations on the Greek island of Rhodes and are now scattered in different European museums.
The major temporary exhibition will...
Culture
One Million Raised for Winged Victory Restoration
According to an announcement by the Louvre Museum, it has managed to collect one million euros from private donations to restore one of its most famous exhibits, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, according to the news agency AFP.
Approximately 6,700 individuals...
Art
Donation of 500,000€ for Winged Victory of Samothrace
The administration of the Louvre Museum announced that during the last two months they were able to raise the amount of 500,000 Euros for the restoration of the statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
The "Everybody Can Be Maecenas”...
Archaeology
Greece Wants Victory of Samothrace Back
As officials of the Louvre in Paris seek to raise another one million euros to renovate the famed sculpture Winged Victory of Samothrace that was stolen off that Greek island by a Frenchman in the 19th Century, Greece has...
Archaeology
Louvre Asks Donations For Nike Repair
The Louvre Museum hopes to raise another million euros in an appeal for donations it launched to find the funds for the conservation of one of the world's greatest masterpieces that is housed in the Paris institution, the Winged...