Parthenon Marbles

Acropolis Museum World’s 3d Best

The British newspaper The Sunday Times places the Acropolis Museum third in a list of the best 50 museums of the world, despite some criticism when it opened about its cement facade. “The Acropolis Museum, a shiny new home for...

Greek Committee To Claim Parthenon Marbles

Deputy Minister of Culture Kostas Tzavaras is setting up a special committee to push for return of the marbles stolen from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin, a British diplomat, more than 200 years and now housed in in the...

Cameron: Britain Will Keep Parthenon Marbles

British Prime Minister David Cameron has reiterated that England will keep the stolen Parthenon Marbles plundered from the Acropolis nearly 200 years ago by a British diplomat because he doesn’t believe in “returnism.” Cameron cited the marbles, stolen goods sold...

Students Wave Greek Flag at British Museum

Fifteen-year-old students of the 2nd High School of Corinth accompanied by three teachers traveled to London and gave their own message of the Parthenon Marbles waving four Greek flags and shouting the slogan: BRING THEM BACK! The students delivered 36...

Feeley’s Legal Argument For the Return of the Greek Marbles

Australian lawyer Kathryn-Magnolia Feeley offers her own approach to the issue of the return of the Parthenon Marbles from London to Athens. Her ideas will be officially launched Oct. 14 during her book presentation in Canberra. The author of "How...

Greek Committee To Seek Parthenon Marbles' Return

Deputy Minister of Culture Kostas Tzavaras has set up a special advisory committee to coordinate strategy for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles stolen by a British diplomat, Lord Elgin, 200 years ago. The stolen goods are now in...

Comino’s Passion for Return of Parthenon Marbles

The Chairman and Founder of the first committee in the world for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Hellas, Emanuel Comino, made a strong plea for the British Museum, where they are housed, to return the stolen goods...

British Young Archaeologists Poll on Parthenon Marbles

"Do you think that the Parthenon Sculptures on display in the British Museum should be taken to Greece?" This is the question put to visitors of the Young Archaeologists' Club (YAC)  in an online poll about the Parthenon Marbles: if...

British Museum Will Discuss Return of Some Parthenon Marbles

Athens Acropolis Museum Director Demetrios Pantermalis said on Aug. 23 that Greece is going to open talks with officials of the British Museum, asking for the return of some pieces of the Parthenon that were stolen by a...

"If Elgin was in …" Rome, London, New York, Paris, etc. …

ATHENS - After launching the international "I AM GREEK AND I WANNA GO HOME" independent movement for the repatriation of the stolen Greek sculptures and art, photographer and musician Ares Kalogeropoulos strikes again as an art editor of Alexis...