“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 World Conference on Cultural Policies, organised by UNESCO in Mexico, telling the world the Parthenon Marbles must be returned home…
The Acropolis of Athens is the most striking architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity to the world. The magnificent temple on the Acropolis, the Parthenon, was built between 447 and 432…
As Britain officially departed from the EU yesterday, and changing views with regard to art and cultural heritage, Greece announced this week that it would be intensifying its efforts to bring back…
Often incorrectly called “Marbles” or even more counter-productively, the “Elgin Marbles”, the Parthenon Sculptures have been a hot topic of debate in the UK, with regular surveys conducted to ascertain public sentiment…
The Athens Bar Association (ABA) announced on Friday the formation of a National Committee to Reclaim the Parthenon Sculptures. The first of its kind initiative, was undertaken by the Presidents of Bar…
Leading human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson QC, has accused the trustees of the British Museum of being the “world’s largest receivers of stolen property” and added that the “great majority of their loot is…
The Greek Culture Ministry has announced that marking 100 years since the birth of Melina Mercouri on 18 October 1920, Greece will be dedicating 2020 to the internationally-acclaimed and much-loved Greek actress, activist, and…
Greek singer-songwriter Hellena has released an inspiring composition entitled “The Parthenon Marbles – Bring Them Back” and performed it live in the British Museum’s Parthenon Gallery on Thursday June 20. “I am…
The President of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights advocacy organisation, Kerry Kennedy, met with the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos and expressed her support for the restitution of the…
The British Chair of the Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon sculptures Dame Janet Suzman struck a defiant tone against recent British Museum rhetoric as published in the Saturday edition of…
Director of the Acropolis Museum, Dimitris Pandermalis said the “return in full of the Parthenon Marbles is the one and only solution,” which was in response to comments made by his counterpart at the…
The director of the British Museum Hartwig Fischer told Greek publication Ta Nea that the Parthenon Sculptures do not belong to Greece and will not be returned to Athens. “The Trustees of the…
The UN General Assembly on December 13th, unanimously adopted, on Greek initiative, a Resolution on «The return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin». The Resolution in question which…
The Acropolis Museum in Athens is perfectly capable of hosting its original sculptures of the Parthenon instead of the well-crafted copies it exhibits, said Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times, Sarah Baxter.…
One man, eyes brimming with emotion, looking up at an item of great importance to his culture, of historic significance and representation. Across the back of his black t-shirt, the words “I…
The Acropolis is the crowning jewel of the Greek capital and one of the most important cultural sites not only in Greece but the entire world. This astonishing archaeological site was the…
Brexit may just hold the key to gaining back the Parthenon Marbles, according to The Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett who wrote the article “Brexit Chisels Away Any Right Britain had to the Parthenon Marbles.” Cosslett…