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British Museum Hosts Runway Show With Parthenon Marbles as “Backdrop”
Greece Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the institution’s decision to allow Erdem’s show demonstrated “zero respect” for the sculptures.
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Vatican to Return Its Parthenon Marbles Fragments to Greece
Pope Francis called the works’ repatriation a “donation.”
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UK’s New PM Says No to Returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
But Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who says the UK is "cornered," plans to insist on the marbles’ return during a visit this year.
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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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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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Italy Returns Parthenon Fragment to Greece, Shaking Up Debate Over Marbles in UK
The long-term loan could "open the way for a similar agreement with an act of approval by the British Parliament," said the Acropolis Museum's director.
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.
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China Sides with Greece Over Return of Parthenon Marbles
President Xi Jinping, expressed his support of Greece's request to win back the 2,500-year-old friezes after 30 years of British refusal.
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UK Labour Leader Says He ‘Would Return Parthenon Marbles to Greece’ If Elected
If returned, the sculptures could be reunited after two centuries and settle a longstanding legal feud between Greece and the UK.
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British MPs Propose Bill to Return the Elgin Marbles to Greece
With the 200th anniversary this week of the July 11, 1816 purchase through an Act of Parliament of the Parthenon Marbles for the British Museum, members of parliament are introducing a bill that would repatriate the ancient artifacts.
Opinion
A Patronizing Argument Against Cultural Repatriation
In the past few decades, cultural institutions in the West have increasingly felt pressure to return artifacts acquired through questionable means during the colonial era.