From Elgin Marbles to Moai heads: What artefacts have the British Museum been urged to return?
The Parthenon Sculptures, Rosetta Stone and Benin Bronzes are just some of the ‘contested objects’ in Bloomsbury ...
British Museum and Greek PM ‘held talks over return of Elgin Marbles’
Keir Starmer is thought to be more open to the idea of returning the Elgin Marbles than predecessor Rishi Sunak ...
Talks over return of Elgin Marbles ‘well advanced’ ahead of Greek PM’s visit
Talks over the Elgin Marbles being returned to Athens from the British Museum are said to be “well advanced” ahead of the ...
British Museum ‘still some distance’ from a deal with Greece on the Elgin Marbles, Osborne says
George Osborne, chairman of the British Museum, confirmed it is looking at a deal that would see some of the sculptures ...
Starmer more likely to return Elgin Marbles to Greece, suggests Osborne
Sir Keir Starmer is more likely than Rishi Sunak to agree to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece, George Osborne has suggested ...
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British Museum chief says Marbles deal with Greece 'some distance' away
The head of the British Museum said Wednesday any deal with Greece to loan the prized Parthenon Marbles to Athens was "still ...
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UK PM Tells Greece That Return of Elgin Marbles is British Museum's Decision, Koyo Kouoh to Curate 2026 Venice Biennale, and More: Morning Links for December 4, 2…
KOYO KOUOH LANDS VENICE BIENNALE TOP JOB. Koyo Kouoh, the 57-year-old Cameroonian Swiss museum director, has been appointed ...
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Starmer would not stand in the way of an Elgin Marbles deal, No 10 signals
Downing Street would not steer away from suggestions that Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the future of the Marbles.
Elgin Marbles not on agenda as UK and Greek PMs meet, No 10 says
Returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece is not on the agenda for Sir Keir Starmer as he meets his Greek counterpart, Downing Street has said.
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The restitution of cultural heritage will race ahead in 2025
The Parthenon Marbles have not budged from the literal and figurative centre of the British Museum in London since they were purchased from Lord Elgin in 1816. The sculptures—about half of the ...
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Unveiling History: How Lord Elgin Removed Parthenon Sculptures
Parthenon sculptures, also known as Lord Elgin marbles, at the British Museum in London. Credit: Public Domain Thomas Bruce, also known as Lord Elgin, was the 7th Earl of Elgin and the English ...