Greece has found an unexpected supporter in its legitimate claim for the return of the stolen Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum. A Turkish archaeologist said last week that there is no any written authorization by the Ottoman Empire allowing Lord Elgin to remove the Parthenon Sculptures. Already in 2019, …

In a surprised and totally undiplomatic move, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis scheduled to take place on Tuesday morning. Prior to the literally last minute cancellation on Monday evening, there were statements by the Sunak’s spokesperson who ruled out any possibility …

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece is about “reunification” not “ownership.” In an interview on the British state broadcaster BBC on Sunday, the Greek PM added that Greece will continue to pursue the return of the Parthenon marbles, although progress in negotiations is slow. “If …

Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said that “the last argument of the British that the Parthenon Sculptures are supposedly safer in this particular Museum than in Athens, in the Acropolis Museum, has collapsed.” In an article published in newspaper tanea, Mendoni commented in the wake of the theft scandal in …

Cyclists from Greece, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, the UK and Italy started their “Bring the Parthenon Marbles back” campaign  early Saturday morning, August 5 from the gate of the British Museum in London to Athens. This year’s cycling tour across Europe is part of the “London-Athens on 2 Wheels – …

Vienna museum is in talks aimed at lending two marble pieces of the Parthenon to Greece, Austria’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, a development his Greek counterpart said he hoped would help in talks with Britain over its much larger hoard. The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna has a tiny collection …

The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles and the Greek community are seeking to raise £35,000 to symbolically repay the UK Parliament. The amount is the one the UK Parliament paid to Lord Elgin to buy the Marbles. Fundraising – Press Release Over two hundred years ago …

The precise replica of the Parthenon of the Acropolis of Athens has been created out of …dough. Creators are a group of bakers, the National Baking Team  preparing for an international competition. The bakers behind this unique creation are members of the National Baking Team, which will represent Greece in …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ruled out changing a law which prohibits the British Museum handing the Parthenon marbles permanently back to Greece. Sunak said there are no plans to amend the legislation, which states the museum can only dispose of objects within its collection in limited circumstances. However, the …

Τhree marble fragments of the Parthenon temple kept at the Vatican Museums were presented to Greece as a gift for the Acropolis Museum at a ceremony in the Holy See on Tuesday. The gift is a personal decision by Pope Francis to Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens and All Greece. Τhe …

The UK is working on a new arrangement with Greece through which the Parthenon Sculptures could be seen both in London and in Athens, British Museum chair George Osborne said on Thursday, describing it as a win-win situation. Osborne, a former finance minister, reiterated that the museum was having constructive …

The Parthenon Sculptures “belong here in the UK” and should not be returned to Greece, the Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has insisted late on Wednesday. The ancient artworks, better known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles, are currently in the British Museum. Reports have suggested the museum’s chairman, George …

With several days delay, the Greek Culture Ministry officially reacted to reports there was a secret deal with the British Museum for the temporary loan of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Greece does not recognize that the British Museum has any legal ownership rights to the Parthenon Sculptures, as they …

A plethora of publications in major international media, mainly British, but also in Bloomberg, have reported of an imminent agreement between the Acropolis Museum and the British Museum for the partial and timely limited return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece. The “deal” is in fact no return of the …

Greece’s Culture Ministry declined to confirm a report on Tuesday that the British Museum and the Acropolis Museum are nearing an agreement on the gradual return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece. According to Bloomberg news agency, such an agreement would foresee that a part of the Parthenon Sculptures would …

Pope Francis will return three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures which have been held in the Vatican museums, in the form of a “donation” to the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos II. The three fragments consist of the heads of a boy, …

The British Museum has pledged not to dismantle its collection, following a report that the institution’s chairman has held secret talks with Greece’s prime minister over the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. The report by the Greek newspaper Ta Nea is the latest twist …

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to seek an agreement with his British counterpart Liz Truss over the return of the Elgin (Parthenion) marbles to Athens according to a statement published in the Sunday Times. “At a time when Truss will be looking to build her credibility and when the …

Deputy director of the British Museum, Jonathan Williams, said that a new “cultural exchange” agreement may be on the cards, stressing that this could be a breakthrough on the deadlock over the Parthenon Marbles. The proposal is that the ancient sculptures will loaned only if they are returned to London …

Greeks and Brits raised their voice and staged a protesters inside the British Museum hall where the Parthenon Marbles are displayed demanding for the return to Greece. The protesters unfurled banners and Greek flags. English author and honorary Greek citizen Victoria Hislop presented a cake with candles representing the 13 …