The proposal to create high-quality replicas could serve as a compromise, allowing the British Museum to retain a display while returning the originals to Athens.

Meanwhile, Tiffany Jenkins, the author of Keeping Their Marbles: How the Treasures of the Past Ended up in Museums and Why ...

British Museum, London Photograph by Josse/Scala ... who shared his client’s passion for Greek sculpture and architecture. In 1799 Lord Elgin’s diplomatic services were again required ...

Mendoni told the Guardian that Greece would be prepared to "fill the void" of the British Museum if the Marbles were returned. "Our position is clear," she said. "Should the sculptures be reunited ...

British Museum chairman George Osborne said that "at some point, some of the sculptures" could be sent to Greece in return for "treasures" from Athens. As reported by AFP, Greek culture minister ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin ... taken from the Acropolis in Athens in the 19th century and now in the British Museum.

two Athenians interested in preserving Greek culture, the Museum of Cycladic Art features various sculptures, jewelry, pottery and weapons. Permanent collections are housed in the Main Building ...

Among of the new trustees appointed to the British Museum is an academic expert opposed to the return of antiquities taken from their country of origin in colonial contexts, such as the museum’s most ...