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Protesters Urge British Museum to Return the Parthenon Marbles
In an action at the museum this weekend, participants made impassioned speeches calling for the return of the sculptures and sang “Happy Birthday” to the Acropolis Museum.
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Greece and UK Agree to Formal Talks Over Parthenon Marbles
The UK has long refused to return the contested sculptures, which were stripped from the Parthenon in the 1800s.
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Hundreds Storm British Museum to Protest Fossil Fuel Sponsorship
The daylong demonstration culminated in a mass action and occupation of the museum after hours.
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Dripping in "Oil," Activists Protest BP Sponsorship of Stonehenge Exhibition
The protesters also targeted the British government’s controversial plan to build a road near the Stonehenge site.
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British Museum Denies Request to 3D Scan Parthenon Marbles
The Institute for Digital Archaeology hoped to scan the marbles and create an exact replica that might help settle the dispute between the London museum and Greece.
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British Museum Drops Sackler Name — But Not Everywhere
The disgraced family’s name will remain on the museum’s benefactors' board and its Great Court donor list.
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UK's National Portrait Gallery Ends BP Sponsorship as British Museum Faces Pressure
The institution’s announcement follows a protest at the British Museum this weekend over oil giant BP’s sponsorship of its Stonehenge exhibition.
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Prehistoric Drum Found in Child's Grave Dubbed “Most Important” Finding in a Century
But the discovery was drowned out by the drumbeat of protest against the British Museum following new revelations about its ties to a fossil fuel company.
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An App Gives You the Truth Behind 10 Looted Objects in the British Museum
Users can view pictures of objects set against backdrops illustrating, for instance, the sacred rites that they once presided over, but also violent occupations and sieges that unrooted them from their communities.
Opinion
The Parthenon Sculptures Should be Repatriated Immediately
The principle that one misdeed deserves to be redressed before another, because it stems from a situation of greater violence, is wrong.
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Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece is Up to British Museum, UK Official Says
In a meeting in London, the Greek Prime Minister reiterated an offer to loan other artworks to the British institution in exchange for the priceless marbles.
Opinion
Why the Elgin Marbles Should Not be Returned to Greece ... Yet
To do so before they have returned the Maqdala treasures and the Benin Bronzes and the Easter Island statues and the Maori heads, before a coherent set of precepts for decolonization has been articulated, would affirm the wrong principle.