Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen

Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour soon found her seat in the front row, as did actors Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas. It was not the first time that Erdem Moralioglu had invited such A-listers to the British Museum for one of his runway shows at London Fashion Week.

Α model on the runway at Erdem RTW Fall 2024 as part of London Ready to Wear Fashion Week held at the British Museum on Saturday.

The British Museum hopes it can reach an agreement with Greece over the Parthenon Sculptures "that requires no one to relinquish their claims," the chairman of the institution's board of trustees said on Wednesday night, reiterating the possibility of a quid pro quo arrangement between London and Athens that would not broach the controversial matter of the sculptures' ownership.

Greek Culture Minister Leda Mendoni on Wednesday reacted to a report on the Cretapost.gr news site based on a series of photographs taken by a group of Cretan tourists on a recent visit to the exhibit of the Parthenon marbles at the British Museum in London.

The glass roof of the Duveen Gallery in the British Museum which houses the Parthenon Marbles is dripping, with water collecting next to the sculptures, according to a report by Skai TV on Friday.

Museum officials had placed on Friday morning absorbing paper over the water and plastic signs to warn visitors of the slippery floor.