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Parthenon marbles deal close says Greece
3 weeks ago

Parthenon marbles deal close says Greece

China Daily  

Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on January 9, 2023. The sculptures, which are also known as the Elgin marbles, were taken from Athens to the UK in the early 1800s and Greece wants them back, but the British Museum says it legally owns them. While UK law prevents …

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UK’s Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spat
1 year ago

UK’s Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spat

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of trying to “grandstand” over the disputed Parthenon Marbles and breaking a promise to the U.K. government. During the British prime minister’s weekly question period in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Sunak said “it was …

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Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders
1 year ago

Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders

Associated Press  

LONDON — A diplomatic spat erupted Monday between Greece and Britain after the U.K. canceled a planned meeting of their prime ministers, prompting the Greek premier to accuse his British counterpart of trying to avoid discussing the contested Parthenon Marbles. Late Monday Mitsotakis issued a statement to “express my annoyance at the fact that the British prime minister has cancelled …

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Elgin Marbles could be returned temporarily to Greece in swap scheme – Osborne
1 year, 2 months ago

Elgin Marbles could be returned temporarily to Greece in swap scheme – Osborne

The Independent  

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With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art
1 year, 9 months ago

With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Friday welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago. Mendoni said Greece would be willing to lend the British museum ancient Greek artifacts for exhibition to “fill …

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Vatican ‘donating’ its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece
1 year, 9 months ago

Vatican ‘donating’ its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece

Associated Press  

ROME — The Vatican and Greece finalized a deal Tuesday for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries, the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution. But it nevertheless puts pressure on the British Museum to conclude a deal with Greece …

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Museum: London, Athens could share Parthenon Marbles in deal
1 year, 10 months ago

Museum: London, Athens could share Parthenon Marbles in deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — The chair of the British Museum said Thursday that the U.K. and Greece are working on a deal that would see his institution’s Parthenon Marbles displayed in both London and Athens. Carved in the 5th century BC, they were taken in the early 19th century by British diplomat Lord Elgin and ended up in the British Museum, which …

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Greece seeks ‘win-win’ deal on Parthenon Sculptures in UK
2 years ago

Greece seeks ‘win-win’ deal on Parthenon Sculptures in UK

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Cabinet ministers from Greece and the U.K. discussed Greece’s bid to get the Parthenon Sculptures returned from London but gave no sign the world’s thorniest cultural heritage issue was any closer to resolution Tuesday. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Europe Leo Docherty that Athens seeks a “win-win” solution with the British Museum, where ancient Greek marble …

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British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures
2 years ago

British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures

Associated Press  

LONDON — 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 museum said it was prepared to “talk to anyone, including the Greek government’’ about a new Parthenon “partnership.’’ “As …

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Italy sending Parthenon fragment to Athens in nudge to UK
2 years, 11 months ago

Italy sending Parthenon fragment to Athens in nudge to UK

Associated Press  

ROME — An Italian museum is lending a fragment of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, in what both sides hope will become a permanent return that might encourage others — the British Museum, in particular — to send their own pieces of the works back, too. Sicily’s regional archaeological museum said Wednesday it had signed an agreement with the Acropolis …

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Italy sending Parthenon fragment to Athens in nudge to UK
2 years, 11 months ago

Italy sending Parthenon fragment to Athens in nudge to UK

The Independent  

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