What should museums do with antiquities taken during colonial periods? It’s the question at the heart of a fracture between the Greek and British governments. For over 40 years, the Greek government ...
The British Museum confirmed "ongoing and constructive" discussions are underway as the British and Greek prime ministers meet at Downing Street. Parthenon sculptures of Ancient Greece, fragments ...
(Bloomberg) -- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s last-minute cancellation of a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in London has brought renewed attention to the centuries-old dispute ...
As an ancient Greek jug leaves London for the first time in 250 years, on a loan to a museum in Athens, Greece has clarified that it won't agree to a similar loan for the Parthenon marbles. Visitors ...
The following essay has been adapted from the new book The Parthenon Marbles Dispute: Heritage, Law, Politics (Hart / Bloomsbury, 2023) by Alexander Herman, director of the Institute of Art and Law. I ...
Excavations at the site of the 1802 Mentor shipwreck uncovered a marble fragment that may have ties to the Parthenon in ...
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s last-minute cancellation of a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in London has brought renewed attention to the centuries-old dispute over the ...
LONDON (AP) — A diplomatic spat erupted Monday between Greece and Britain after the U.K. canceled a planned meeting of their prime ministers, prompting the Greek premier to accuse his British ...
Experts said the fragment, recovered by divers from the Greek culture ministry, matched the style and dimensions of the Parthenon, but that it was too soon to be certain of its provenance. By Isabella ...
The hour-long documentary explores the complex history and controversy surrounding the so-called Elgin Marbles - sculptures ...
I’ve been thinking about the Parthenon marbles too much lately, having imaginary arguments in my head with museum curators and conservative Britons about how overdue their repatriation to Greece is.