Greece has lashed out at the ludicrous claims made by the British Museum that the…
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The underwater investigation of the site of the wreck of the Mentor, Lord Elgin’s ill-fated…
Everything you wanted to know about the Parthenon Sculptures .. and are not afraid to…
The former leader of the Federal Labor Party, Bill Shorten, paid a visit to the…
The Institute of Digital Archaeology to appeal against the British Museum’s refusal to allow access…
Described as an “Ocean’s Eleven minus Brad Pitt meets Dan Brown, Byron and Thucydides”, ‘The Aegean Seven’ is a new historical fiction by Billy Cotsis for those who want to know more about the period in which and how the Parthenon Sculptures were taken. Despite many of the characters being purely fiction, the novel lays out what happened and how it happened on the eve of the Greek Revolution and freedom.
Irina Korobina, chairwoman of the Russian Commission for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, likened…
The Times of London are on the side of Greece on the major issue of…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, the director of Acropolis Museum Nikos Stambolidis…
The famous “Fagan fragment” from the Antonino Salinas Regional Archeological Museum in Sicily will be…
Just a few days after the transfer of ten Parthenon fragments from the National Archaeological…
A former UK culture minister said that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece,…
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.
At a time when discussions for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures have been revived…
Αn article published in British newspaper The Daily Telegraph supports arguments for the return of…
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.
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British TV presenters have admitted that they received an “outpouring of love for the Geek Prime Minister” Kyriakos Mitsotakis after he appeared on popular UK breakfast show ‘Good Morning Britain.’
“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.
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.