At his Australian book launch yesterday Geoffrey Robertson made the case for a legal challenge for the return of looted cultural artefacts such as the Parthenon Marbles which were taken by Lord Elgin more than 200 years ago and are currently on display in the British Museum in London.
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For anyone heading to Athens, the Acropolis is a definite must-see. We have put together some interesting facts to shine even more light on this monument which is a universal symbol of civilisation and one of the greatest architectural complexes to ever be built.
Famous author Victoria Hislop has returned to Greece for the sequel of her world best-selling book ‘The Island’, set on the tiny island of Spinalonga. She talks about Brexit, the Parthenon Sculptures and her experience in Greece during the pandemic.
British actor-comedian Stephen Fry was presented with the medal of the Grand Commander of the…
In a video posted by the Greek Embassy in UK, British veteran Stephen Fry congratulated…
by Le Grec Because it’s the right thing to do. “The marbles belong in…
“The marbles belong in the Parthenon. In these difficult times, universal cultural heritage should uplift…
George Clooney repeats his claim that the Parthenon sculptures should be returned to Athens. This comes despite the fact that in 2014 when he said that returning them was “the right thing to do”, Boris Johnson compared him to Hitler. Last December Clooney admitted in an interview that the comparison: “still makes me laugh. Bit of a stretch.”
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has responded to statements made by Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson in an interview in which he claims that that the 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures are “legally owned by the British Museum’s Trustees.”
The British Museum should return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, Sir Antony Gormley said during…
The British Museum has hired a curator to delve into the history of its 267-year-old…
“It is moving that children educated in the British education system understand both Elgin’s indecency and the tolerance of the Turks, as well as the British obsession to illegally withhold parts of a monument of Greek culture,” says Greek ambassador, Ioannis Raptakis after numerous British school children sent letters to the Greek embassy supporting the retune of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
The movement to return the Parthenon marbles to their motherland was started in the 1980s. But it is not just the Elgin marbles that have been removed from Greece. Some of the most magnificent Greek sculptures ever created are in fact located in various museums around the world, proudly representing the country in which they were born.
For anyone heading to Athens, the Acropolis is a definite must-see. We have put together some interesting facts to shine even more light on this monument which is a universal symbol of civilisation and one of the greatest architectural complexes to ever be built.
On July 29, 1982 Melina Mercouri, Minister of Culture and Sciences of Greece, addressed the…
The Acropolis of Athens is the most striking architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity…
As Britain officially departed from the EU yesterday, and changing views with regard to art…
Often incorrectly called “Marbles” or even more counter-productively, the “Elgin Marbles”, the Parthenon Sculptures have…
The Athens Bar Association (ABA) announced on Friday the formation of a National Committee to…
Leading human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson QC, has accused the trustees of the British Museum of being…