Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the sculptures are part of a heritage that belongs not only to Greece but to all of humanity.
The UK Minister of State for Culture stated: "The government will continue to work on resolving all the issues we face, which are many. Certainly, this includes the Parthenon Marbles.”
My goal is to have a frank conversation on the matter of the ownership of the sculptures with the Greek authorities and with the Greek scholars, which is not done behind closed doors
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George Osborne’s plan is to offer the Marbles as a long-term “loan,” a legal workaround that bypasses the need to change the 1963 legislation.
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“We are exploring whether we can arrange for some of the sculptures to be in Athens at some point, where they were originally located. In return, Greece would lend us some of its archaeological treasures,” Osborne notes in the interview.
Greece appears to be inching closer to the resolution of a decades-long dispute with the British Museum for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to their home of origin.
The results of the YouGov poll show 53% in favor of the prospect, out of a total sample of 4,280 respondents
Greece and the British Museum have held several private meetings in the hopes of striking a deal over the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece according to reports at Sky News.
The discussion about the Parthenon Marbles remains a longstanding request for Greece addressed not only to the British government, but also to the British Museum.
Greece has argued for almost two hundred years that the collection of marbles should be returned to Athens, and the British Museum has maintained they belong in their collections.
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and PM Keir Starmer will meet next week in London and, according to the Financial Times, Starmer will support whatever deal is made between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon Marbles.
The Economist informs its readers of a notable shift in British public opinion on the matter, with 49% in favor of returning the Marbles, against only 15% opposing it, according to a 2023 YouGov poll.
A new piece in the Times adds its weight to a cascade of reports in the British press claiming an agreement on the Parthenon Marbles is increasingly likely
The first episode of the Australian TV series, which focuses on the artifacts the British Empire has illegally removed throughout its reign from countries from around the world, covered the Parthenon Marbles
The protesters unfurled a huge banner reading “Reunite the Marbles!” in front of the statues of the eastern pediment
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