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 …
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Parthenon Marbles: Greeks and Brits protest inside the British Museum
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 …
Read More »“Parthenon Sculptures could be shared with Greece,” says British Museum POLL UPDATES
The Parthenon sculptures Greece is demanding back from Britain could be shared by the two countries, British Museum Chairman George Osborne told LBC, a digital news service registered in the UK, on Wednesday. It is the first time such a proposal is made form the British side that has so …
Read More »Reunite the Marbles: Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, Bonny Tyler to rock the Parthenon
Grammy Award-winning American composer and producer Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, Bonny Tyler , Sakis Rouvas and other musicians join forces in a concert with the aim of reunite the Parthenon Marbles. The concert with the title “Desmond Child Rocks the Parthenon” is scheduled to take place at the Odeon of …
Read More »British Museum claims Sculptures were “in the rubble” around Parthenon
Many of the Parthenon Sculptures removed by Lord Elgin’s agents were found “in the rubble” around the monument, they were not removed violently,” claimed Dr Jonathan Williams, deputy director of the British Museum during the annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on the Promotion of the Return of Cultural Heritage …
Read More »Parthenon Marbles: Greece and UK agree to hold formal talks on return
Greece and the United Kingdom have agreed to hold formal talks on the possible return of the Parthenon Marbles to the country of their origin, the UNESCO announced in a report on Tuesday. On the eve of International Museum Day, celebrated on May 18, UNESCO made the surprise announcement that Greece …
Read More »British Museum faces legal action over Parthenon Marbles 3D scan refusal
The Oxford-based Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA) is planning to take the British Museum to court over its refusal to allow a 3D reproduction of a piece of the Parthenon marbles in its collection, daily the Guardian reported on Tuesday. Roger Michel, executive director of UK’s leading heritage preservation organisation …
Read More »First ever photograph of the Acropolis Parthenon dated 1839
The first ever photograph of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens was taken in August 1839, two months after the presentation of Daquereotype. The picture was shot by Pierre-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, a French businessman and amateur daguerreotypist, famous for being the first to photograph the Acropolis of Athens …
Read More »Sicily returns Fagan fragment of Parthenon to Greece
Sicily is returning a fragment of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in a cultural agreement of huge international importance. The fragment known as the Fagan fragment” depicts the foot of a goddess, Peitho or Artemis, peeking out from a beautifully crafted tunic. The return is in the context of a …
Read More »Parthenon Marbles could “be lent to Greece,” says new British Museum director
The new director of the British museum suggested on Saturday to return the stolen Parthenon marbles back to Greece only as a loan for a small period of time. On an article in The Times, director George Osborne, a former finance minister under conservative Cameron, wrote first of all convinced …
Read More »Ten rare Parthenon fragments return “home” to the Acropolis Museum
Ten fragments of the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon will be transferred to the Acropolis Museum from the warehouse of the National Archaeological Museum, where they have been kept until now. The fragments include parts of human figures from the eastern and southern frieze of the Parthenon and its northern …
Read More »Parthenon Marbles: Johnson rebuffs Mitsotakis’ request. Despite irresistible offer?
The return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece was one of the key issues Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis intented to discuss with his British counterpart Boris Johnson at the meeting on Tuesday afternoon in London. It came as expected: the Greek PM made his request for the reunification of the …
Read More »Parthenon Marbles, Turkey, Investment, Tourism on Mitsotakis – Johnson agenda
The entire spectrum of Greek-UK bilateral relations, from the significant prospects for deepening economic and trade ties and increasing investments, to the great margins for upgrading tourist traffic in 2022, the return and reunification of the Parthenon Marbles in Greece, the Cyprus issue and the resumption of Turkish aggression in …
Read More »Greek PM at UNESCO: Parthenon Marbles must reunite with Athens collection
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the issue of the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, in his address at a dinner celebrating the 75th anniversary of UNESCO on Friday night. In September, UNESCO adopted a decision recognizing that returning cultural goods to their countries of origins is an issue …
Read More »UK rejects UNESCO’s call to talk with Greece on the return of the Parthenon Marbles
The United Kingdom has rejected the UNESCO call to reconsider its position on the Parthenon Marbles and to negotiate with Greece on the return of the cultural treasures. It reiterated the claim that the 2500-year-old were acquired legally and said that the issue is one of the British Museum, not …
Read More »British rain: Museum’s galleries hosting the Parthenon Marbles closed to public
The Greek galleries at the British Museum, that host the Parthenon Marbles have not opened to the public after the lockdown. The reason? Flooding. Or politely said: a leaking roof pouring rainwater in the seven galleries of Greek art. .A British Museum spokeswoman confirmed that “there was some water ingress …
Read More »Boris Johnson: Parthenon Marbles will not return to Greece, were obtained legally
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed Greece’s call for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to the country, arguing that the 2,500-year-old cultural treasures are “legally owned by the British Museum.” In an exclusive interview statement to newspaper Ta Nea, Johnson said “I understand the strong feelings of the …
Read More »Parthenon Marbles “not particularly inspiring… return them to Greece,” says ex Museum trustee
“Return the Elgin Marbles to Greece,'” they are not inspiration to anyone, sculptor and former British Museum trustee Sir Antony Gormley said. In an interview with the British Archaeology magazine, Gormley said that the museum has to detach from its ‘obsession with the classical world.’ As Greece disputes the presence …
Read More »Parthenon Marbles brought George Clooney and wife Amal together
Hollywood star, American actor and director George Clooney said in an interview that the discussions he had with his wife Amal on the fate of the Parthenon Marbles while they were still dating helped forge a strong bond between them. Speaking to the Observer last weekend, Clooney recalled the backlash …
Read More »Clause in EU-UK trade deal is not linked to Return of Parthenon Marbles
Greece managed to add a clause for the return of Parthenon Marbles into the EU-UK deal? That was a premature joy and a big disappointment two days later. Not only the clause has nothing to do with the Greek antiquities stolen by Lord Elgin, Greece distanced itself from the issue …
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