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British Museum to Loan More Parthenon Marbles

The British Museum is discussing to loan more Parthenon sculptures to foreign museums, after loaning the statue of god Ilissos to Russia's State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. British Museum director Neil MacGregor told "The Telegraph" that several museums from across the...

Greek PM, Strong Reaction Over British Museum's Lending of Parthenon Marbles

The decision of the British Museum to "lend" a sculpture of the Parthenon Marbles to an exhibition held in St. Petersburg is a challenge for Greeks, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Friday in a statement. The last British doctrine...

The British Lend the Parthenon Marbles, But Not to Greece

A part of the Parthenon Marbles exhibited at the British Museum will travel for the first time ever, but not to its place of origin. The marble sculpture will be loaned to Russia's State Hermitage Museum from this Saturday...

'Promakhos' Premiere at the Acropolis Museum

“Promakhos,” a film about the Parthenon Marbles return from the British Museum to Athens, had its first official premiere on Monday, November 24, at the Acropolis Museum. Greek Parliament President Vangelis Meimarakis, Deputy Culture Minister Angela Gerekou and Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni...

Tourists Can Vote on Elgin Marbles' Debate at Athens Int'l Airport

The Greek government has installed four new polling systems at Athens International Airport, asking Greek and foreign passengers to vote on the Parthenon Marbles’ return debate. This action is part of a high-profile campaign which includes Amal Alamuddin Clooney who...

Director of British Museum: ‘No Intention to Return Parthenon Marbles’

London's British Museum Director Neil MacGregor issued a provocative statement to British media today, reiterating that there is absolutely no intention from the British side to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. He repeated that "the museum's long-held position is...

Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures: Marbles Will Return to Greece

Chairman of the International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, David Hill, during an interview with the Greek service of the Australian SBS state radio network, expressed his belief that the Parthenon marbles -- now on display...

Parthenon Marbles Film Premiers at Greek Film Festival

The Delphi Bank 21st Greek Film Festival came to a close on Sunday November 2 with a subject that is close to the heart of every Greek and Philhellene. John and Coerte Voorhees’ Promakhos premiered to two sold-out Sydney...

What if Greeks Stole Big Ben to “Protect” It?

Four years ago, the Greek government ran a campaign on the return of the Parthenon sculptures from Great Britain entitled "Bring Them Back." Part of the campaign was a video clip showing a fictitious robbery of the famous British monument,...

Victoria Hislop: Greece Ιnspires Μe

"I have no inspiration in England. In Greece I get inspired because there are stories and people I love, it is never quiet, there is always action," Victoria Hislop, author of the bestselling "The Island," told ANA-MPA on the...