Parthenon Marbles

The Acropolis Museum is once again amongst TripAdvisor's list of the 25 Best Museums in the world. "The brand new building is as stunning as the treasures it houses. A clear glass walkway reveals the ruins and current excavations below,”...

As the 200th anniversary of the Parthenon marbles "captivity" in the British Museum approaches, Greece is looking to international justice for their repatriation. Greece's Ministry of Culture is resorting to the United Nations and international courts in order to bring...

A Picture Says a Thousand Words The campaign to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece is using a billboard to help spread the message. The #ReturnTheMarbles campaign has placed a provocative billboard with a strategically placed message just a few hundred meters from...

The Greek ministry of culture has decided to evict the Melina Mercouri Foundation from its building in Plaka, Athens, in order to house one of its services in the premises. In a report at Proto Thema website, citing an official document...

The "Athenians' Association" has launched a lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights against the United Kingdom for the Parthenon Marbles. According to the Association, the initiative to launch the lawsuit came when the board of directors was informed...

There is no doubt that 2015 was an eventful year for Greece. The economic crisis continued to plague the country, while the election of the new government shook the political scene. The negotiations between Greece and its European partners took...

The birth of Athena and Dionysus in colorful shorts carrying a handbag while taking a selfie, were only a few of the videos uploaded by Gucci on the company’s officials Instagram accounts. Other videos show Cecrops dressed like a...

The Hellenic Studies Foundation in Australia became involved in the decades-long debate regarding the return of the ancient Greek Parthenon Marbles to Greece from the British Museum over a year ago. The Foundation created a social media campaign with...

The United Nations unanimously adopted a resolution in favor of the return of the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum to Athens, a little after Minister of Culture Aristides Baltas stated that Greece will withdraw from the legal claim...

Culture Minister Aristides Baltas decided that Athens will no longer claim the return of the Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum in fear that Greece might lose the legal battle. Speaking to the parliamentary committee on educational issues, Baltas said,...