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British Museum executive calls for ‘Parthenon partnership’ over Elgin Marbles

The deputy director of the British Museum called for a “Parthenon partnership” with Greece which could see the contentious Elgin Marbles return to Athens after more than 200 years. The sculptures – 17 figures and part of a frieze that decorated the ...

31 Jul 2022 at 13:18

Reforming heritage laws ‘not a priority’ amid calls to return Elgin Marbles

Calls to make it easier for UK museums to consider returning cultural objects have been rebuffed by the Government. Conservative former culture minister Lord Vaizey will chair a new body aiming to return the so-called Elgin Marbles to Greece. The ...

13 Oct 2022 at 17:17

Questions over safety of Elgin Marbles at British Museum after artefacts stolen

Itemising the stolen artefacts from the British Museum “could take weeks, if not months” and even calls into question the safety of the disputed Parthenon Marbles held at the London institution, an expert in recovering stolen works of art has ...

17 Aug 2023 at 15:38

What are the Elgin Marbles?

Rishi Sunak has been involved in a diplomatic spat with the Greek prime minister after it was claimed that he cancelled a meeting between the pair at the 11th hour. The incident comes after Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used an ...

28 Nov 2023 at 11:45

Tory former minister to chair new body aiming to return Elgin Marbles to Greece

Conservative former culture minister Lord Vaizey will chair a new body aiming to return the so-called Elgin Marbles to Greece. The ex-MP for Wantage and Didcot will use the 40th anniversary of the 1983 Heritage Act to bring a motion ...

13 Oct 2022 at 08:08

Boris Johnson ‘in final days’ should arrange return of Parthenon Marbles

Boris Johnson should “in his final days before being sacked” arrange the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens as he previously advocated, Parliament has been told. Labour peer Lord Campbell-Savours highlighted a 1986 article ...

08 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Ancient Greek flask once owned by Lord Elgin to be auctioned in June

A 2,500-year-old flask that once belonged to the Scot who brought the Parthenon Marbles to the UK is one of a number of privately owned ancient artefacts to be sold at auction in June. The 6.75-inch (17cm) decorated lekythos, or ...

29 May 2024 at 13:03

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