“Our position on the Elgin Marbles has not changed. “It remains a matter for the British Museum, and the government has no plans to change the law to permit a permanent move of the Parthenon ...
The future of the Elgin Marbles is in the hands of the British Museum, Downing Street has said, amid reports a deal that ...
The meeting between Sir Keir Starmer and Kyriakos Mitsotakis comes after reports that progress has been made in a potential ...
The row could be raised by the Greek prime minister when he meets Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday.
Keir Starmer is thought to be more open to the idea of returning the Elgin Marbles than predecessor Rishi Sunak ...
George Osborne, chairman of the British Museum, confirmed it is looking at a deal that would see some of the sculptures ...
The Parthenon Sculptures, Rosetta Stone and Benin Bronzes are just some of the ‘contested objects’ in Bloomsbury ...
took the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the Elgin Marbles) from Athens to England. Fifteen years later, he sold them to the British Museum, where they have remained ever since. The Greek ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...