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Greek News
Does ‘Fagan Fragment’ Set Precedent for Parthenon Sculptures Return?
The return of the "Fagan fragment" from the Antonino Salinas Museum in Palermo, Italy to Greece is seen as the precedent for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures
Ancient Greece
UN Adopts Greek Proposal for the Return of Stolen Cultural Property
The General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously adopted Greece's resolution on the return of cultural property to its rightful owners in a plenary session on Monday.
The resolution that was proposed by Greece, was titled “Return or restitution of...
Ancient Greece
British Museum Hints at Lending the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The new president of the British Museum, George Osborne, hinted that they may lend the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Diplomacy
Parthenon Sculptures: Greek PM Urges Johnson to “Seize the Moment”
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday appealed again to his UK counterpart Boris Johnson to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece.
Mitsotakis urged Johnson to "seize the moment" to bring the magnificent marbles back home in a story published...
Archaeology
Parthenon Sculptures Should Return to Greece, the British Say in New Poll
The majority of Britons favor the return to Greece of the Parthenon Sculptures currently exhibited at British Museum, a new poll shows
Celebrities
Greek Actor Manolis Emmanouel, Who Moved “Stonehenge” for Safekeeping
Greek actor Manolis Emmanouel moved a fake Stonehenge for Safekeeping on YouTube, advocating the return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece.
Art
Acropolis Museum in Athens Deserves to Welcome Parthenon Sculptures
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UNESCO recently called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures to Athens from the British Museum, but the appeal has fallen on deaf ears.
By Alexis Georgoulis - (MEP European Left)
The day that UNESCO called for the return of the...
Ancient Greece
UNESCO Urges Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has made a momentous decision to urge the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum, according to a statement from Greece’s Culture Minister on Thursday.
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni...
Archaeology
British Museum Damage Raises Concerns Over Parthenon Sculptures
A roof that has been leaking was reported as the reason why the gallery of the Parthenon sculptures of the British Museum has not opened to the public yet.
Ancient Greece
July 31, 1801: The Day Elgin Took the First Parthenon Sculptures
It was July 31, 1801 when the 7th Earl of Elgin took down the first-ever Parthenon sculptures in Athens to take to Britain.