British Museum Deputy Director Jonathan Williams said the new agreement on “cultural exchange” could be a breakthrough in the impasse with the Parthenon marbles. The proposal is that the ancient sculptures will be donated to temporary use only if then they will be returned to London. “We call for an active Parthenon partnership with our […]
“Many of the Parthenon friezes removed by Lord Elgin’s agents were found ‘in the rubble’ around the building, they were not forcibly removed,” said Dr Jonathan Williams, Deputy Director of the British Museum, during the annual meeting of the intergovernmental group to promote the return of cultural heritage. UNESCO. “Actually, most of the friezes were […]
The Oxford Institute for Digital Archeology (IDA) plans to sue the British Museum over its refusal to allow a 3D reproduction of a piece of Parthenon marble from its collection, the newspaper reported on Tuesday Guardian. The Institute for Digital Archeology said it would soon issue an injunction against the museum, which would raise the […]
Following articles published by the London Times, another influential British publication, the Guardian, is raising the issue of reuniting the Parthenon sculptures, taking a stance in favor of their return to Greece. After the London “Times” and associated with the publication articles The British Guardian also raises the issue of reuniting the Parthenon sculptures, taking […]
On Saturday, the new director of the British Museum offered to return the stolen Parthenon marble sculptures to Greece only as a short-term loan. In an article in The Times, director George Osborne, a former Treasury secretary under the conservative Cameron, wrote primarily convinced that the marble statues had not been stolen. “We are open […]
Under current British law, the return of the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum to Greece is not possible. After the question has been “reheated”, after recent contacts Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Boris Johnson learned that this law could be changed. According to the British publication Telegraph, a specific 1963 law prohibits the concession of the […]
The photos posted online raise suspicions that the Greek halls of the British Museum are again damaged by water, as they did not open after the lockdown was lifted. The Greek Halls of the British Museum, which house the Parthenon marbles, have not reopened to the public since the lockdown was lifted. The reason, according […]
In the British Museum, rainwater again flows from the roof onto Greek treasures stored in galleries closed because of this, according to Art Newspaper. In the hall of sculptures of the Parthenon, another nuisance after the July rains in London. Water flowing from the roof has delayed the opening of seven Greek galleries, scheduled for […]