Mimi Denisi’s documentary about the removal of the Parthenon Sculptures is heading to Brussels as Greece uses cultural events to broaden support for their return. A November 19 screening is planned at W:Halll in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, followed by a discussion...
Thomas Bruce, also known as Lord Elgin, was the 7th Earl of Elgin and the English ambassador in Constantinople when he stole precious ancient sculptures from the Parthenon to take to England in the late summer of 1801, marking...
Melina Mercouri, the Greek actress and former culture minister who made the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as Elgin Marbles, a major international campaign, was born on October 18, 1920. More than three decades after her death,...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered a firm message to the British Museum on the Parthenon Sculptures on Saturday, saying Greece will not accept any agreement that recognizes foreign ownership of the sculptures and will not agree to “borrow”...
Talks over the Parthenon Marbles have reached a deadlock as Greece renews its push for the sculptures' permanent return from the British Museum. Reports this week said the five-year negotiating effort had effectively broken down, although neither side has...
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has adopted a more restrained approach to the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, stepping away from his earlier calls for their unconditional return to Greece.
Burnham, who became prime minister in July,...
Greek officials are calling on US President Donald Trump to help Greece reach an agreement with Britain over the return of the Parthenon Marbles.
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said Trump could be influential in discussions with the British government and...
In July 1982, Melina Mercouri transformed the long-running debate over the Parthenon Marbles into a global cultural campaign when she formally called for their return during a UNESCO conference in Mexico City.
As Greece’s Minister of Culture, Mercouri presented the...
For decades, Greece has pressed for the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, arguing that the sculptures belong alongside the remaining masterpieces displayed at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Now, with Andy Burnham becoming Britain's prime minister after years of...
In a powerful display of cultural solidarity, the culture ministers of Greece and Italy gathered at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki on Tuesday to showcase the repatriation of 145 ancient bronze coins and review the landmark results of their...
