Monuments
OPEN LETTER: Concerning the dire situation at the Acropolis, Athens World...
Berlin, 12 May 2023
Honourable Director-General of UNESCO
Your Highness President of the World Heritage Committee
Honourable Members of the World Heritage Committee
Dear Director of the World...
British cultural piracy
UK PM Sunak rules out law change for return of Parthenon marbles
March 13, 2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ruled out changing a law which...
Stephen Fry calls for return of Parthenon marbles to Athens
By Nadia Khomami
Thu 5 Jan 2023
The removal of the Parthenon sculptures from Athens was akin to removing the Eiffel Tower from Paris or Stonehenge...
Secret deal for timely limited return of Parthenon Sculptures raises furore
January 5, 2023
A plethora of publications in major international media, mainly British, but also in Bloomberg, have reported of an imminent agreement between the...
Italy’s return of Parthenon fragment to Greece shakes up debate in...
Originally part of the Athens temple, the marble sculptures on display in the British Museum are at the center of a 200-year-old restitution dispute...
Turkey: Another Historic Church on the Verge of Extinction
By Uzay Bulut
Dec 23, 2021
Yet another historic church is violated and left to rot in Turkey. The decades-long victim of the abuse, the Surp...
Ken Loach: Parthenon Sculptures stolen and must be returned to Greece
Nov 27, 2021
"I am just happy. The people at the university are extremely generous, very kind. The films we make are the result of...
Africa’s lost heritage and Europe’s restitution policies
France is returning artworks acquired in colonial times to Benin. Germany is also open to restitutions. How are other European countries addressing the issue?
Nov.9,...
Tomb in Crimea a Triumph of Ancient Greek Architecture
By PatriciaClaus
November 18, 2021
The monumental tomb known as the “Royal Kurgan of Kerch,” in the Crimea, was constructed in the 4th century BC; its...
‘They want to make the Acropolis into Disneyland.’ Site renovations face...
Greece says it wants to make the Acropolis more accessible. Critics say it’s turning the ancient site into Disneyland.
By Lydia Emmanouilidou
Jun 17, 2021
Architect Tasos...