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Former UK Minister Makes Powerful Plea for the Parthenon Marbles

The UK should hand back the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in “a grand gesture,” former Brexit Minister Lord Frost has said. The Conservative peer argued the ancient sculptures housed in the British Museum were “a special situation” which required “a...

King Charles Wears Greek Flag Tie as He Meets Rishi Sunak

King Charles was recently seen wearing a Greek flag tie at the COP28 summit in Dubai. The gesture comes amid recent disagreements between British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Parthenon Sculptures. King Charles,...

British Museum Says Talks With Greece on Parthenon Marbles Continue

The British Museum insisted the diplomatic feud that erupted between Sunak and Mitsotakis in recent days wouldn’t stop long-running talks over the future of the Parthenon Marbles. British Museum Chair George Osborne said talks can continue "whether or not ...

When Lord Elgin Removed the First Sculptures from the Parthenon

Thomas Bruce, also known as Lord Elgin, was the 7th Earl of Elgin and the English ambassador in Constantinople when he stole precious ancient sculptures from the Parthenon to take to England in the late summer of 1801, marking...

Parthenon Sculptures Were Colorful, New Scientific Analysis Shows

New evidence say that the Parthenon sculptures were colorful and had detailed designs with human figures and palm leaf patterns. This revelation comes from a study published in the journal Antiquity. Researchers used advanced scanning technology to closely examine...

When John Oliver Demanded the Return of the Parthenon Marbles

In October 2022 John Oliver made an eloquent case for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece and blasted the British Museum over its refusal. In his show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver aired by HBO he offered...

London Mayor Proposes Sharing Agreement for Parthenon Sculptures

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has suggested that Greece and the UK should reach a "win-win arrangement" to share the Parthenon Sculptures. The status of the Parthenon Sculptures has been a point of contention between the Greek and British governments, as...

India May Help Greece Repatriate Parthenon Sculptures

According to British media sources, India is pondering whether to throw its diplomatic weight behind Greece in its efforts to have the Parthenon Sculptures returned to their country of origin by the British Museum. The diplomatic initiative would be part...

British Museum “reasonably optimistic” on a Deal with Greece Over Parthenon Sculptures

The chair of the British Museum commented on Thursday that a deal over the Parthenon Sculptures could soon be reached between the museum and the Greek government. The Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, mainly consist of 15...

The UK Again Rejects the Return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece

The UK once again signaled its opposition to the return of the Parthenon Marbles in Greece claiming that such a move would spark a wave of demands for the return of other artifacts held in Britain. Appearing on Wednesday before...