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'Covert' and 'accelerating campaign' to return Elgin Marbles to Greece, say campaigners
A letter, exclusively obtained by Sky News, suggests legal action could be taken to prevent the UK government and British ...
The Art Newspaper5d
Ancient art on wheels: how Mumbai's leading museum is sending miniature exhibitions by bus into the Indian countryside
CSMVS's mobile museum venture, created in collaboration with an exhibition it curated with the J. Paul Getty Museum, the ...
British Museum faces legal threat over ‘covert and ideological’ Elgin Marbles talks
The British Museum could face legal action unless it abandons “covert and ideological” negotiations with Greece over the ...
The World from PRX13d
‘Objects hold energy’: Author posits that British Museum in London is full of ghosts
When author and artist Noah Angell heard rumors that the British Museum in London was haunted, he set about documenting ghost ...
Greek Reporter5d
Influential Brits Demand Halt to Parthenon Marbles Talks With Greece
A letter calls on the UK government and The British Museum to stop future talks for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to ...
How Greece and Germany helped make the marvels of archeology modern
Widely regarded as one of the birthplaces of modern archaeological science, the DAI pioneered the transition from indiscriminate digging at archaeological sites to the systematic excavation and ...
How British Museum secured chance to host Bayeux Tapestry’s return to UK after 900 years
The 70m 11th-century tapestry depicts events of the Norman Conquest of Britain in 1066 and is thought to have been woven in England. It has been displayed in various museums in France throughout its ...
Elgin Marbles outrage as new campaign warns British Museum 'we will not stand by!'
A new campaign backed by Dr David Starkey and a former Prime Minister is demanding assurance that they won't leave Britain.
Greek Reporter2d
Scindian Rulers and Indo-Greek Heritage Preservation in India
Scindian rulers, who ruled Gwalior state, played an important role in Indo-Greek heritage preservation in India.
British Museum to close on key day in summer – but it won’t say why
Exclusive: Speculation that the closure is related to French president Emmanuel Macron’s state visit as 18,000 visitors face ...
The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years
The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will go on display in London for the first time, on loan from France.