Parthenon Marbles

Three organisations campaigning for the Parthenon Marbles, from the UK, USA and Australia, announced on May 23rd the launch of an international colloquy on “The Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles” to be held in London. The event is timed to coincide with the...

"Opus Elgin: The Destruction of the Parthenon," the opera's world premiere, will take place at Athens Concert Hall, Megaron Mousikis, May 29. This opera work is composed by Theodore Stathis, and renowned Peter Tiboris will be the musical director. The...

"Despite the disintegration of their politics and economy, the Greeks can still light and nurture the Olympic flame," begins journalist Henry Porter of The Observer in his article, "The Greeks gave us the Olympics. Let them have their marbles." He comments...

For years, the British Museum has been a sort of guest room for the Parthenon Marbles. Hundreds of tourists visit the Greek sculptures, despite the fact that they are many miles away from their birthplace. Members of the Coalition of Resistance, President...

British actor Stephen Fry called on the British government for the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece. Now the Greek Diaspora in Australia has also decided to exert pressure on English officials for the same reason. The Greek campaigners...

Stephen Fry lends his support to Greek requests to return Parthenon marbles to Athens, stating that the London 2012 Olympics are an opportunity to "redress a great wrong," in an interview he gave with the British newspaper The Guardian. The...

Since its establishment in 1821, the Greek state has declared its intentions to return to Athens the sculptures from the Parthenon held by the British Museum. This is what twenty-one documents, under the title “The Acropolis of Athens”, revealing...

The 32nd metope of the Annunciation, that has been removed from the Parthenon temple atop the Athens Acropolis for conservation, will be exhibited at the Acropolis Museum of Athens on the 25th of March. The 32nd metope from the southwestern...

Poppy Papantoniou and Nikos Bonovas, two talented artists in the Greek-Australian community, have decided to support the Campaign for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles in a unique way. Each one of them will offer 2 artworks, inspired by the...

Conductor and photographer Ares Kalogeropoulos launched a campaign aiming at bringing back to the spotlight the long awaited return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece. Kalogeropoulos, who lives and works in Oldenburg of Northern Germany, has employed his imagination and...