The iconic sculptures are seen as symbols of freedom in Greece, where they are known as the Parthenon Marbles. British diplomat Lord Elgin removed the sculptures from the imposing Parthenon ...
Standing alone in the corner of the British Museum in London is the caryatid – a statue of a female figure separated from five sisters for over 200 years. She is a long way from home, having ...
Recommended Letters: The Elgin Marbles belong in Britain – they ... We feel that these sculptures belong to Greece and that they were essentially stolen. But this is not, in my mind, an ...
and now it appears he is set to cave in to the radical left and return the Elgin marbles to Greece. “The British Museum has cared for these precious artefacts for generations and given people ...
KOYO KOUOH LANDS VENICE BIENNALE TOP JOB. Koyo Kouoh, the 57-year-old Cameroonian Swiss museum director, has been appointed ...
The story of the Elgin Marbles' removal begins in the early 19th century with Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin, ...
Jess Phillips dismissed a question on the fate of the Elgin Marbles as Sir Keir Starmer was set to meet his Greek counterpart ...
A deal which could see the Elgin Marbles returned to Greece is “still some distance” away, George Osborne has signalled ...