Thirty members of the European Parliament are calling for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, in a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The MEPs representing 12 EU countries,…
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“Oh God! What a place. Why did I come so late?” Those were the words Sean Connery exclaimed the first time he saw the Acropolis up close in person. The man best…
Greece’s Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni, has characterised the move of the eighteen members of the United States Congress as “highly symbolic.” It is recalled the members of the House…
Eighteen members of the United States Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, sent a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging “earnest” talks for the return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece.…
The British Museum opened its doors on Thursday after a 163-day closure sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic. On the same day, the first visitors to the museum were protestors calling for the return…
Greece is stepping up efforts for the permanent return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens prior to next year’s 200th Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence of 1821, Greek Culture and Sports…
As the Acropolis Museum in Athens marked its 11th anniversary, the Greek government has again urged Britain to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece. The 2,500-year-old marble sculptures have been the subject of dispute for over…
In an interview with Kathimerini, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke about Turkish aggression and why Europe must stand with Greece against it. Kathimerini asked Blair about “a Turkey that is…
On the occasion of World Culture Day last week, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni reiterated that the British Museum should return the stolen Parthenon Sculptures, a plea that has fallen on deaf…
A long-running dispute between Greece and Britain over the Parthenon Sculptures has spilled into tensions over Brexit after a demand for the return of the stolen cultural artifacts was added to the…
Greek students from Crete, on a school excursion to London, visited the British Museum and staged a protest for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures. The teenagers, accompanied by the resident of…
If you’re lucky enough to find yourself in conversation with film-maker and author Billy Cotsis, be prepared to be taken on a magic carpet ride of stories covering everything from world travel,…
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…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Britain to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece while standing in front of the Caryatids in the Acropolis Museum, where he was given a tour.…
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…
Speaking to a British newspaper the Observer, the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, told the publication he is willing to allow treasures that have never been shown abroad before to be exhibited in London…
Greece’s President took the opportunity on Thursday evening to make a renewed call for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the new Acropolis Museum.…
Acropolis Museum Director Professor Dimitris Pandermalis said on Monday that Turkish academics doubt the claims that the Ottomans gave permission, a ‘firman’ to Lord Elgin to remove the Parthenon sculptures. The startling…