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☆ FACTBOX-The Parthenon Sculptures at Centre of Row Between Britain, Greece
  + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Greece has repeatedly asked for their permanent return to Athens, while Britain and the museum have refused to do so. They were transported to Britain and bought by the British Museum in 1816, and are exhibited as a prized part of its collection in London. The sculptures at the British Museum make up about half of a 160-metre frieze which adorned the Parthenon temple on the rocky Acropolis hill in Athens. The trustees have said they would consider a loan to Greece if Greece acknowledges the British Museum's ownership of the sculptures, which Greek governments have refused in the past. The British Museum in January 2023 called for a new Parthenon Partnership with Greece and said discussions were ongoing.
Persons: Rishi Sunak, Kyriakos, Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin, Athena, Elgin, Oscar, Melina Mercouri, Mitsotakis, Fagan, Artemis, Pope Francis, Renee Maltezou, Alison Williams, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Britain's, British Museum, Elgin Marbles, British, Elgin, Athens Locations: ATHENS, Greece, Athens, Britain, British, London, Ottoman Empire, BRITISH, Italy, Vatican
☆ How a Group of Ancient Sculptures Sparked a Dispute Between Greece and the UK
  + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Associated Press | Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +5 min
Now even the British Museum goes by the preferred Greek form — Parthenon Sculptures. For many, Parthenon Sculptures are its most striking example. They were shipped to Britain and eventually joined the British Museum's collection in 1816 — five years before the uprising that created an independent Greece. The British Museum says the sculptures were acquired legally and form an integral part of its display of the world's cultural history. That would add pressure on the British Museum, while U.K. public opinion is seen as increasingly backing the Greek demand.
Persons: Rishi Sunak, Kyriakos, Mitsotakis, Athena, —, Leonardo da Vincis, Elgin, Melina Mercouri, Mona Lisa, he's, George Osborne, Pope Francis Organizations: British Museum, Acropolis Museum, Elgin Marbles, British, Mitsotakis, Vatican Museums Locations: ATHENS, Greece, Britain, London, Athens, Scottish, Ottoman, British, Vatican, Sicily
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