Parthenon

He wants to control the issue of the Parthenon Sculptures - Coordinated campaign to remove disliked individuals from management positions in Britain's museums and cultural institutions

"Any holders of Parthenon Sculptures outside Greece should return them forthwith to Athens, where they can be reunited with their brothers and sisters," the distinguished historian of the University of Cambridge, Dr Paul Cartledge, stated in an interview with Kathimerini.

It was Sarah Whiting's last morning in Athens. For the final day of this dense, week-long tour of Greece, the weather improved and the winter sun shone over Syntagma Square. From her hotel balcony she enjoyed a typical sunny Athenian panorama, with the silhouette of the Parthenon in the background.

A new lighting system will be installed at the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio, the Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday.

It's hard to assess whether the decision to stage a fashion show in front of the Parthenon Sculptures last weekend was simply ignorant and naive, or a deliberate and provocative action by the British Museum. Either way, it was offensive to anyone who believes that the rightful owner of these ancient sculptures is Greece.

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.

While no major news on the Parthenon Sculptures has emerged since British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's infamous snub of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in late last year, the incident reinvigorated the debate around the return of the Sculptures to their home in Athens.

A loan agreement between Britain and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles may be on the table after Mark Jones, the British Museum's interim director, told a British newspaper that he would support such a plan.

A sculptural fragment from the south side of the Parthenon depicting the Centauromachy, the mythical battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs, currently housed at the National Museum of Denmark, is partly coated by a thin brown film that baffles scientists to this day.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday repeated calls for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens from the British Museum, months after a diplomatic spat with Britain over the 2,500-year-old pieces.