The British Museum will lend two fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to an exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, while Greece has rejected a request to lend nine Parthenon fragments from the Acropolis Museum for the same exhibition.
British Museum to Lend...
The Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO has issued a formal call to intensify efforts for the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles. Concluding its session on Friday (May 22, 2026), the committee’s decision marks a highly positive development for Athens’ long-standing...
A classical archaeologist says Greece cancelled his professional standing after he publicly opposed the return of the Parthenon Sculptures (Elgin Marbles) to Athens, drawing fresh attention to a debate that has now spilled into legal territory in Britain.
Mario Trabucco della...
The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival returns on Thursday, March 5, offering a rich lineup of 252 full-length and short films, including a record 80 world premieres, along with 32 international and 11 European debuts.
Running through March 15 in theaters and...
Greece and UK signaled a push toward deeper diplomatic coordination during high-level talks in Athens on Thursday, where Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis hosted UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
The visit, the first by a British foreign secretary since April...
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...
George Osborne, the current Chair of the British Museum and former UK chancellor, has framed the Parthenon Sculptures dispute as the British Museum’s toughest challenge in two centuries. Nonetheless, speaking with the British newspaper The Times, he said that...
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece is no closer to getting back the stolen Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum despite talks that only resulted in offering a loan of the valuable treasures created in Greece.
He said that the...
A new documentary titled The Marbles claims to settle the long-standing debate over the legal status of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, stating unequivocally that these ancient sculptures were stolen from Greece.
The film, directed by...
