New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Tuesday that it would return 19 Egyptian antiquities that have lived at the museum for most of the last century. These artifacts, excavated from the 14th century B.C. tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (King Tut), include a sphinx bracelet, a small bronze dog, and a broad collar with beads, among other bits and pieces. […]

Reunite Them! “BRING THEM BACK!”   Thousands of pieces of Greek antiquities are hosted in the British Museum. Our campaign does not ask for the return of those. We ask for the return of the Parthenon Marbles in Greece and the Reunification of the Monument. We, the users of the Internet obtain power and we are able to mobilize the […]

Baillieu in Greece strengthening cultural bridges Ted Baillieu and Nicholas Kotsiras MLA were in Greece seeking deeper cultural, sporting and social links with Greece.   Leader of the Victorian Opposition Ted Baillieu in front of the Parthenon. Photo: Supplied Fotis Kapetopoulos Ted Baillieu, the Leader of the Victorian Opposition along with his parliamentary colleague, Nicholas Kotsiras, the Shadow Minister for […]

By Professor Vassilis Demetriades, University of Crete (This document was included as Appendix A to the submission of the British Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles to the House of Commons Select Committee). One of the most debated issues regarding the removal of the Acropolis sculptures by Lord Elgin and their transfer to England in 1800-01 is the […]

Helsinki event for return of Parthenon Marbles                       HELSINKI (ANA-MPA) — President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias, on a state visit to Finland, expressed hope that the Parthenon Marbles, which are currently in the British Museum, will soon be placed “in the spot awaiting them”, a reference to the New Acropolis […]