Parthenon sculptures

UK's PM Rishi Sunak is unwilling to consider returning the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum to Greece, Downing Street said on Monday. The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet with the PM and opposition leader Keir...

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, made the case for the "reunificiation" of the Parthenon sculptures in a BBC interview on Sunday morning.

The chairman of the British Museum trustees, George Osborne said he hopes he can “reach an agreement with Greece” that would see the Parthenon Marbles temporarily returned in exchange for ancient artifacts that have never been seen in the...

New evidence say that the Parthenon sculptures were colorful and had detailed designs with human figures and palm leaf patterns. This revelation comes from a study published in the journal Antiquity. Researchers used advanced scanning technology to closely examine...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has suggested that Greece and the UK should reach a "win-win arrangement" to share the Parthenon Sculptures. The status of the Parthenon Sculptures has been a point of contention between the Greek and British governments, as...

UK's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect the Parthenon Marbles from being sent back to Greece, saying they remain a “huge asset” to the UK, the Guardian reports on Monday. Despite a campaign to return the marble sculptures...

The Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday the secret meetings on the Parthenon Marbles between Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and George Osborne, chair of the British Museum. In an extensive report, the British paper says that the two meetings between...

The UK dashed hopes for a return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece on Wednesday after Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said that the sculptures "belong here in the UK" and should not...

Greece insisted on Monday that Britain permanently return the Parthenon Marbles that have been in British possession for two centuries, adding that negotiations about their fate were "not easy." "The objective is their definitive return," government spokesman Yiannis Oikonomou said...

Pope Francis has decided to send back to Greece the three fragments of Parthenon Marbles that the Vatican Museums have held for centuries, the Vatican announced Friday. The Vatican termed the gesture a “donation” from the pope to His Beatitude...