On the occasion of its birthday on Monday 20 June 2022, the Acropolis Museum invites…
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Much loved British actor, writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry urged Britain to be ‘classy’ and…
Following the recent meeting of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee on the Return of Cultural Property,…
The Acropolis Museum in the Greek capital has organised a number of events for visitors…
Everything you wanted to know about the Parthenon Sculptures .. and are not afraid to…
Could cutting-edge science provide the solution to Greece’s decades- long campaign concerning the return of…
An upgraded application by the National Documentation Center (EKT), the Acropolis Museum, and the Service…
In Greece as in every other country around the world, there are certain days that entering the…
Visitors to the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada will now have the rare opportunity from…
Sicily lives long in the Greek cultural imagination. Described by Homer as the “island of…
Greece has lent a statue of the goddess Athena to Italy, specifically to the Antonino…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, the director of Acropolis Museum Nikos Stambolidis…
On the occasion of the return of fragments of the Parthenon to Greece from the Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum in Sicily, George Vardas gives us a glimpse into its fragmented history…
The famous “Fagan fragment” from the Antonino Salinas Regional Archeological Museum in Sicily will be…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis renewed his appeal to the British government for the return…
The Parthenon frieze which captured the passion and glory of the Panathenaic procession in Ancient Athens is now divided essentially between Athens and London courtesy of the notorious exploits of Lord Elgin. There are, however, several fragments in other museums and one of those pieces, from the East Frieze, is finally coming home.
Ten fragments of the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon will be transferred to the Acropolis…
Speaking to the Ouzo Talk podcast, Founder and Chair of the International Committee – Australia – for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles Inc (IOCARPM), Emmanuel John Comino AM, and committee member Theodora Gianniotis, are of the strong opinion that the British Museum are now clutching at straws, as their out-dated arguments have been systematically disproved over time.
During his London trip to discuss bilateral relations with his British counterpart, Greek Prime Minister…
“The obligation to return the Parthenon sculptures lies squarely with the UK government.” Greek PM Kriakos Mitsotakis calls for talks with the UK, offers to loan treasures to the British Museum in exchange for the Parthenon sculptures.
