Poll: More Britons in Favor of Returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece

By admin 25 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

The Parthenon Sculptures. Photo source: The British Museum The Parthenon Marbles belong to Greece and should be returned to their rightful owners, said 59 percent of UK residents in the latest poll on the thorny issue. Asked “where do you believe the Parthenon Marbles belong,” more than half of those polled said “Greece” in a […]

Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece Up to the British Museum Says Downing St

By admin 17 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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The Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum .Photo source: The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles In a slight shift of approach, Downing Street said this week that the decision to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece was up to the British Museum and not the government. The statement was made prior to a […]

Greek PM Calls for Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece

By admin 15 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: Prime Minister GR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called for the United Kingdom to return the Parthenon marbles to Athens, Speaking during UNESCO’s 75th anniversary event in Paris, the PM said that the sculptures of the Parthenon make up a hugely significant piece of the world’s […]

UNESCO Calls on UK to ‘Reconsider’ Returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece

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Photo source: The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is urging the British Museum to reconsider repatriating the Parthenon Marbles to Greece and to enter talks on the issue, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said on Thursday. The recommendation was made following

Greece Slams British Museum for Lack of Care, Calls for Return of Parthenon Marbles

By admin 16 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

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The Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum. Once again, the British Museum, currently hosting the Parthenon Marbles, has been found to be displaying the world masterpieces in inadequate conditions. Photos came to light last week depicting a leaking roof with water seeping into the British Museum’s seven “Greek” galleries featuring items including the Parthenon

Parthenon Marbles Dispute Heats Up After UK PM’s Comment

By admin 16 Μαρτίου 2021 No 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

By admin 12 Μαρτίου 2021 No comment

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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

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 […]

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 […]

Βρετανικό Μουσείο: Δωρεάν online πρόσβαση σε εκατομμύρια έργα Τέχνης

By admin 5 Μαΐου 2020

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Αντιμέτωπο με την πραγματικότητα της πανδημίας του κοροναϊου και την επιβεβλημένη κοινωνική αποστασιοποίηση, το Βρετανικό Μουσείο προσφέρει πλέον, δωρεάν στο Διαδίκτυο πάνω από το ήμισυ του καταλόγου έργων τέχνης που φιλοξενεί, δηλαδή περίπου 4,5 εκατομμύρια έργα τέχνης και 1,9 εκατομμύρια φωτογραφίες. Φωτογραφίες υψηλής ανάλυσης έργων από τη Στήλη της Ροζέτας μέχρι