Greece, Elgin Marbles

The row could be raised by the Greek prime minister when he meets Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday.
Keir Starmer’s government appears poised to accede to one of the longest running diplomatic disputes - having the Elgin ...
Since the 15th century, Greece had been ruled by the Ottoman ... any man to touch them with a chisel.” From 1807, Elgin exhibited the marbles that had arrived in Britain in a house that he ...
Elgin Marbles statue lent to Russia What are the ... Gerapetritis reinforced that message on Wednesday, describing Greece's claim on the sculptures as based "not only on history and justice ...
has said he doesn't believe the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece, claiming they "belong in the British Museum". The statues came from friezes on the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple and ...
KOYO KOUOH LANDS VENICE BIENNALE TOP JOB. Koyo Kouoh, the 57-year-old Cameroonian Swiss museum director, has been appointed ...
An agreement to return the Parthenon Sculptures - better known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles - is at "an advanced ... with the Greek prime minister. Greece has called for the return of the ...
The story of the Elgin Marbles' removal begins in the early 19th century with Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin, ...