The proposal to create high-quality replicas could serve as a compromise, allowing the British Museum to retain a display ...
Detail from the western frieze of the Parthenon. British Museum, London Photograph by Josse/Scala, Florence In 1687, during a war fought between Venice and the Ottomans, the great monument was ...
Among of the new trustees appointed to the British Museum is an academic expert opposed to the return of antiquities taken ...
South Metope IV of the Parthenon is one of many sculptures from the Parthenon in Greece that have been scattered across the ...
Among of the new trustees appointed to the British Museum is an academic expert opposed to the return of antiquities taken ...
After conservative UK leaders refused to send Parthenon fragments home to Greece, a new government has ushered 'constructive' ...
The British Museum has long argued that the marbles were acquired legally and should remain in the UK. Claims to the Parthenon Sculptures began when they were taken from Greece under order by Lord ...
For most people today, the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum provoke only one question: should they be in London or in Athens? The Greek government insists they should be in Athens ...
In fact, many travelers say it's the best museum in all of London. What's more, it's free to visit. From the Rosetta Stone to the Parthenon Sculptures to Mesopotamian objects, the British Museum ...