Parthenon Marbles Dispute Heats Up After UK PM’s Comment

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Sculptures from the Parthenon temple on display at the British Museum. Photo source: British Museum Greece reacted strongly this week to claims made by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Britain will not return the Parthenon Marbles to legal owner Greece, reigniting an age-old dispute. “Greece does not accept the legal acquisition and ownership of […]

UK PM Says Greece’s Parthenon Marbles Will Stay in Britain

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The Parthenon Marbles. Photo Source: @British Museum British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is refusing to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece despite a request in 2019 by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In an interview to Greek daily Ta Nea, Johnson said the 2,500-year-old marble sculptures illegally removed from the UNESCO World Heritage Site in

Acropolis Gets Wheelchair Lift, Now Accessible to Disabled Visitors

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Visitors with mobility issues will now have access to the Acropolis monuments in Athens thanks to a new lift and specially designed paths facilitating wheelchair access. Describing it as “an emblematic project”, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurated the lift on Thursday, International Day of Disabled Persons. Onassis Foundation President Antonis

Restoration Works Continue at Sikyona Ancient Theater and Messini Archaeological Site

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The Greek Culture Ministry recently announced that works for the restoration of Greece’s Sikyona Ancient Theater and the archaeological site of Messini in the Peloponnese are set to continue after the two projects secured funding of a total of 520,000 euros. Peloponnese Governor Panagiotis Nikas recently signed a contract with Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and secured

Athens Roadworks Bring Greek God Hermes to the Surface

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Photo © Greek Culture Ministry An intact bust of the ancient Greek god Hermes was found at a depth of 1.30 meters during recent roadworks in central Athens, the Greek Culture Ministry announced. The archaeological find, believed to date back to the 4th-3rd century BC, is in “good condition” the ministry said, adding that it […]

British Museum Still Refuses to Return Greece’s Parthenon Marbles

By admin 29 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Sculptures from the Parthenon temple on display at the British Museum. Photo source: British Museum The British Museum is again refusing to return the Parthenon Marbles to their country of origin, claiming it has “no intention of removing controversial objects from public display”, according to UK media reports. In a leaked letter, UK Culture Secretary […]

First-time Run for Thessaloniki Metro, Inspection of New Buses

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Thessaloniki welcomed a metro test run and 18 new buses on Wednesday aimed at upgrading urban transport in Greece’s second largest city. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis was the first passenger to ‘travel’ on board the Thessaloniki metro currently under construction. Karamanlis boarded at the Pylea depot and together with metro authorities tested the four-car high […]

Greece’s Lavreotiki Municipality Aiming for UNESCO Status

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Ancient theater in Lavreotiki. Photo Source: Municipality of Lavreotiki The Lavreotiki Municipality said this week that it would be submitting a file to the culture ministry so as to be included on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list for its vast history and singular geology. “We’ve started this very important process for our municipality; it is the […]

Restoration of Greece’s Philippi Site Proceeds as Planned

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The archaeological site of Philippi in northern Greece. Source: Ministry of Culture Restoration works budgeted at 3.7 million euros at the UNESCO World Heritage of Philippi in Northern Greece are moving ahead as scheduled, according to Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni who visited the site this week. There are currently two upgrade projects being implemented on

Greece Renews Efforts to Bring Back the Parthenon Marbles

By admin 10 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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The narrative of the story of the Panathenaic Procession is pieced together with a combination of the original blocks of the Parthenon’s frieze and cast copies of the pieces in museums abroad, such as the British Museum and the Louvre. Acropolis Museum, Athens. Photo Source: @Acropolis Museum A new advisory committee tasked with bringing the […]