A talk in London about whether the British Museum should return the sculptures was screened live to an audience in Athens. They came in their Athenian finery, filing patiently into the low-lit auditorium and waiting to hear a message of hope. Its deliverer: a man who until recently was unknown to them but who is […]
Stephen Fry’s Parthenon Marbles plea backed in debate vote By Trevor Timpson BBC News “A call backed by actor Stephen Fry for the return to Greece of the British Museum’s Parthenon Marbles has come out on top in a debate held in London. Fry said it would be a “classy” move to restore the sculptures […]
Newsletter of the Marbles Reunited Campaign A Last Farewell, A tribute to Christopher Hitchens 1949-2011 PDF view/download
ADVANCE NOTICE INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUY ON THE REUNIFICATION OF THE PARTHENON MARBLES LONDON HELLENIC CENTRE, 19-20 JUNE 2012 This conference will be presented jointly by: The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles The American Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures and The International Organising Committee – Australia – for the […]
By Margarita Pournara (Kathimerini) Greece’s Culture and Tourism Ministry last month said it would slash the cost of permits for filming and photographic shoots at more than 100 of the country’s ancient monuments, including the world-famous Parthenon in Athens. Some foreign reports reacted to the news by saying the Greek government was putting the Parthenon […]
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