The Greek government has decided not to go to court to demand restitution of the Elgin Marbles, which the country has been trying to get back from the British Museum for three decades. Sculptures from ...

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 (MPs) are introducing a bill that ...

The signatories reportedly call for an immediate halt to any negotiations over the future of the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles - Mike Kemp The British Museum could face legal ...

Greece has elected Constantine Tassoulas, a prominent advocate for the return of the Parthenon sculptures, as its new president. The 65-year-old former parliament speaker secured 160 votes in the ...

When Nicholas Cullinan was appointed director of the British Museum in the summer of 2024, he spoke of his hope to build a healthy long-term partnership with the Greek government over the future of ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A long-running dispute between Britain and Greece over ancient treasures has spilled into tensions over Brexit after a demand for the return of stolen cultural artefacts was added ...

As cultural treasures criss-cross borders in the name of diplomacy, a deeper debate looms: who really has the right to own the great relics of history? And are temporary loans a diplomatic fix, or a ...

The debate surrounding the rightful place of the Parthenon Marbles, which were removed from the Acropolis, the site of the ancient complex of temples that overlooks Athens, by agents of Lord Elgin and ...