It so happens that Fischer had, a couple of years earlier, given an interview to Greek media defending the British Museum’s ownership of a collection of sculptures that Lord Elgin’s team of ...
The Parthenon Sculptures, Rosetta Stone and Benin Bronzes are just some of the ‘contested objects’ in Bloomsbury ...
and hoped the British Museum would find a "reasonable way out" of a predicament which was not its fault. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis likens having some Elgin Marbles in the UK to ...
It's a trophy of empire." The Greeks also have their fair share of gripes with the British Museum, mainly revolving around the Elgin Marbles, sculptures from the original Parthenon in Athens.
Museum of Birmingham Photograph by DEA/Album After spending several years in a temporary facility, the marbles were moved to the Elgin Room in the British Museum in 1832. As the exhibition had an ...
The Elgin Marbles are more than 30 ancient stone sculptures from Greece held in the British Museum, dating back more than 2,000 years. They were transported to Britain in the early 1800s by Thomas ...
The British Museum has loaned one of the Elgin Marbles to Russia – the first time part of the priceless collection has been moved out of Britain since it arrived from Greece. The loan comes amid ...
The head of the British Museum, George Osborne ... sensible and diplomatic way to proceed." The Parthenon Marbles, also called the Elgin Marbles, have been a source of contention between Britain ...
Elgin Marbles 'belong in the British Museum', says Tory frontbencher Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, has said he doesn't believe the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece, claiming they ...
A major new campaign to return the Elgin marbles to Greece is being launched ... which has been housed in the British Museum for the last 200 years, returned to Athens. The group wants to see ...
Labour could exploit a legislative loophole that would allow the Elgin Marbles to be returned to Greece. The British Museum and other major institutions are barred by law from giving away the ...