Parthenon Marbles
Archaeology
India May Help Greece Repatriate Parthenon Sculptures
According to British media sources, India is pondering whether to throw its diplomatic weight behind Greece in its efforts to have the Parthenon Sculptures returned to their country of origin by the British Museum.
The diplomatic initiative would be part...
Ancient Greece
Austria in Talks to Return Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Austria will return two pieces of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
"I am very pleased that technical discussions are taking place between the Kunsthistorische Museum and the Acropolis Museum on mutual loans of...
Ancient Greece
‘To Divide is to Destroy’: The Parthenon Marbles and the Integrity of Monuments
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As the Vatican Museums become the latest collection to return Parthenon marbles to Athens, the British Museum continues to give short shrift to Greece’s calls for repatriation.
By Catharine Titi
One of the most surprising claims the British Museum makes when...
Ancient Greece
Greece Thanks Pope Francis for the Return of Parthenon Fragments
Greece thanked Pope Francis for the return of the Parthenon fragments during a visit to the Vatican by Culture Minister Lina Mendoni on Monday.
The meeting follows the reunification ceremony which took place on last Friday in Athens, which saw...
Ancient Greece
Fundraising to Repay Money Spent by UK to Buy the Parthenon Marbles
A fundraising initiative for the Parthenon Marbles was launched to raise £35,000 ($43 K) to symbolically repay the UK Parliament for the money it paid Lord Elgin to buy the Marbles.
The symbolic initiative by the British Committee for the...
Ancient Greece
UK’s PM Rules Out Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
UK's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect the Parthenon Marbles from being sent back to Greece, saying they remain a “huge asset” to the UK, the Guardian reports on Monday.
Despite a campaign to return the marble sculptures...
Ancient Greece
Vatican Returns Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The Vatican and Greece are finalizing a deal for the return of three Parthenon marbles that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries.
The fragments are expected to arrive in Athens later this month, with...
Ancient Greece
The Secret Meetings on the Parthenon Marbles Exposed by the FT
The Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday the secret meetings on the Parthenon Marbles between Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and George Osborne, chair of the British Museum.
In an extensive report, the British paper says that the two meetings between...
Greece
Melina Mercouri: The Epitome of the Hellenic Spirit
Melina Mercouri is engraved in the minds of millions of Greeks. In her life she was several things: a striking woman; a stage and movie actress; a patriot; an activist; a politician; but above all — and this is what...
Greek News
Parthenon Marbles’ Return to Greece “Difficult, but Not Impossible”
Achieving an agreement for the permanent return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece by the British Museum "is difficult, but not impossible," said Culture and Sports Minister Lina Mendoni in Parliament on Monday.
Responding to a parliamentary question calling on...