Greek-Australian Elly Symons says the Parthenon Marbles may return to Athens by 2026, as UK-Greece talks progress toward a historic cultural agreement.

Greece is finding international allies in its ongoing fight to win back the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in London

The Parthenon was far more than a temple. It was Athens’ ultimate power move, which combined religion, politics, and economic intimidation.

The British Museum could be on the cusp of agreeing a historic deal to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Its chairman, George Osborne, is about to meet the museum’s trustees to thrash out some of the most stubborn sticking points, almost certainly involving the word “loan”.

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