United Parthenon
Welcome to the United Parthenon, a web-based initiative aiming to contribute to the campaign for the restoration of the Parthenon Sculptures Greek sculptures…
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| Tags: | history, greece, athens, britain, marbles, parthenon |
Recent posts
Who owns antiquity?
A. SRIVATHSAN The world of antiquities is a murky and complex one where ownership is a contested space. Many Indian sculptures (and pieces of architecture) of immense historical value are still languishing in Western museums. In this context, it was naïve to expect Gandhi’s memorabilia to be returned… More info
Acropolis opens to public (ANA)
ATHENS NEWS AGENCY, 18/3/2009. Culture Ministry's employees on Thursday cancelled their 24-hour strike and opened the archaelogical site of the Acropolis for visitors, in an act of good will after reassurances by Culture Minister Antonis Samaras for resolving the problem of paying contract staff working… More info
The New Acropolis Museum: A dialogue with antiquity
By Nicolai Ouroussoff, ATHENS: No sane architect, one can assume, would want to invite comparisons between his building and the Parthenon. So it comes as little surprise that the New Acropolis Museum, which stands at the foot of one of the great achievements of human history, is a quiet work, especially… More info
15 years without Melina Mercouri
March 6, 2009. Fifteen years have been passed without Melina Mercouri. Melina died in 1994 at the Memorial Hospital of New York, at the age of 73, from lung cancer. When her body returned to her beloved country, she was buried at the First Cemetery of Athens, with honours equivalent to that of a Head… More info
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