Parthenon sculptures
Ancient Greece
Five Caryatids in Athens Still Waiting for Their Lonely Sister from the UK
The Erechtheion, the ancient Greek temple held up by statues known as Caryatids, was dedicated to the gods Athena and Poseidon; it still stands on the Athens Acropolis, much like the Parthenon just meters away, as a testament to...
Archaeology
UK Rules Out Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
UK's PM Rishi Sunak is unwilling to consider returning the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum to Greece, Downing Street said on Monday.
The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet with the PM and opposition leader Keir...
Greek News
Greek PM Parallels Parthenon Sculptures to Cutting Mona Lisa in Half
Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, made the case for the "reunificiation" of the Parthenon sculptures in a BBC interview on Sunday morning.
Archaeology
British Museum Outlines Parthenon Marbles Deal with Greece
The chairman of the British Museum trustees, George Osborne said he hopes he can “reach an agreement with Greece” that would see the Parthenon Marbles temporarily returned in exchange for ancient artifacts that have never been seen in the...
Ancient Greece
Parthenon Sculptures Were Colorful, New Scientific Analysis Shows
New evidence say that the Parthenon sculptures were colorful and had detailed designs with human figures and palm leaf patterns. This revelation comes from a study published in the journal Antiquity. Researchers used advanced scanning technology to closely examine...
Diplomacy
London Mayor Proposes Sharing Agreement for Parthenon Sculptures
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has suggested that Greece and the UK should reach a "win-win arrangement" to share the Parthenon Sculptures.
The status of the Parthenon Sculptures has been a point of contention between the Greek and British governments, as...
Ancient Greece
UK’s PM Rules Out Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
UK's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect the Parthenon Marbles from being sent back to Greece, saying they remain a “huge asset” to the UK, the Guardian reports on Monday.
Despite a campaign to return the marble sculptures...
Ancient Greece
The Secret Meetings on the Parthenon Marbles Exposed by the FT
The Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday the secret meetings on the Parthenon Marbles between Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and George Osborne, chair of the British Museum.
In an extensive report, the British paper says that the two meetings between...
Archaeology
Ten of the Acropolis Museum’s Most Beautiful Exhibits
The Acropolis Museum located only 330 meters (1,000 feet) from the famed hill of the same name hosts some of the world's most important antiquities
Ancient Greece
The UK Dashes Hopes for the Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The UK dashed hopes for a return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece on Wednesday after Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said that the sculptures "belong here in the UK" and should not...