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Greece has formally been lobbying for the repatriation of the Parthenon marbles since 1983, when Melina Mercouri, an actor, singer and Greece’s minister of culture in the 1980s (she died in 1994 ...
A marble fragment of the Parthenon temple has been returned to Athens from a museum in Sicily, a move officials hope will advance efforts to have the British Museum send back ancient sculptures from ...
Greece failed in its attempt to secure the Marbles in time for the 2004 Athens Games, but still wants them for a new $182 million museum at the foot of the Acropolis, the hill on which the ruins ...
Pope Francis has decided to send back to Greece the three fragments of Parthenon Sculptures that the Vatican Museums have held for centuries, the Vatican announced Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.
Ancient Greek sculpture has been admired for millennia, serving as a key artistic point of reference. For many, Parthenon sculptures are its most striking example.
Greece looks to Vienna for new boost on Parthenon Sculptures By: Nicholas Paphitis And Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press Posted: 12:53 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 2, 2023 ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes is back in the spotlight after a Turkish official cast doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it ...
A team of London lawyers, including Amal Clooney met with the Greek government Tuesday to discuss potential legal action to boost Greece's bid to reclaim the 5th-century B.C. Parthenon Sculptures ...
Parthenon marbles row derails talks between UK’s Sunak, Greece’s Mitsotakis The Greek PM expressed ‘displeasure’ that Sunak axed their meeting, saying he avoided talks on the disputed marbles.
Parthenon fragment returns to Greece, rekindling campaign for UK to hand over marbles Reuters Deborah Kyvrikosaios Published Jan 10, 2022 • 3 minute read Join the conversation ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will send back to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon Sculptures that the Vatican Museums have held for two centuries, in t… ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Museums in Austria and Greece are discussing the potential return to Athens of two ancient Greek sculptures, a move which could have a knock-on effect for the world’s ...