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The British Museum notes that smaller Parthenon frieze collections and fragments are also in the Louvre and museums in Copenhagen, Munich, Vienna and Wurzburg. Athens has for decades demanded the ...

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Andrew Wilson argues that more people will see the marbles if they remain in London than if they are transferred to Greece.

In 1801, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, took the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the Elgin Marbles) from Athens to England ... serious and particularly sad event," Mendoni added.

"Positive" talks between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon Marbles have rekindled hope that the ancient friezes could be on their way back to Athens after more than two centuries.

The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon sculptures, remain a point of contention between Athens and London. In November 2023, then-British PM Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with Mitsotakis ...

NUGAS members during the event held by NUGAS for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles Source: SBS Greek From NUGAS event for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles Source: SBS Greek ...

Still, Osbourne said a deal is still a “long way off.” The Parthenon marbles were removed from the Acropolis of Athens in the early 19th century by Lord Elgin, who sold them to the British ...

The British government would not oppose the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens if the British Museum reached an agreement with Greek authorities, a Greek government source told AFP on Tuesday.

Athens says they were removed illegally and wants them returned so they can be displayed alongside the rest of the Parthenon sculptures at a purpose-built museum in Athens. Relations between ...