News

New British Museum boss opens door to Parthenon marbles return with ‘lending library’ model - ‘I would hope that some form of ...
Art World Greece and the British Museum May Have Found a ‘Win-Win’ Solution for the Parthenon Marbles. Just Don’t Call It a Loan Greece's prime minister has hinted at a possible resolution.
The sculptures, which originally adorned the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple on the Acropolis, have been displayed at the British Museum in London for more than two centuries.
Early in 2023, the British Museum and Greece entered talks over the return of the Parthenon Marbles, likely as part of a “ cultural exchange,” though the negotiations went nowhere.
Greece Culture Minister Lina Mendoni lambasted the British Museum after the Parthenon Marbles were used as a “backdrop” for a runway show during London Fashion Week. Mendoni told the Telegraph ...
Greece has asked the British Museum to return all of the frieze in its collection, about 250 feet of carved stone that once wrapped around the Parthenon, on a long-term basis.
The British Museum could face legal action unless it abandons “covert and ideological” negotiations with Greece over the ...
Greece’s Acropolis Museum has launched an exhibition that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 B.C. on loan from the British Museum.
Items from the Parthenon Marbles collection at the British Museum in London. The priceless artifacts have been held at the museum since the early 1800s. Daniel Leal/Agence France-Presse — Getty ...
Greece's Acropolis Museum has launched an exhibition that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 B.C. on loan from the British Museum.