Talk of the return of the Elgin Marbles has reached new intensity, now being described as a political gesture not just to ...

Few Greek myths have as many twists as the story of the Parthenon Marbles, prised out of the Acropolis in Athens by an ...

In early December 2024, newspaper reports suggested that the dispute surrounding the fate of the so-called Elgin Marbles may ...

The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Sculptures, are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures that were ...

The future of the Elgin Marbles is in the hands of the British Museum, Downing Street has said, amid reports a deal that ...

Downing Street would not steer away from suggestions that Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the future of the Marbles.

The return of the Elgin Marbles has been discussed in what was described to Sky News as "private meetings". A senior source said these "private meetings" have been held between senior levels of ...

Downing Street has said the future of the Elgin Marbles is a matter for the British Museum, as Sir Keir Starmer met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. But there was no mention of the ...

for a collection now known as the Elgin Marbles. This has long been a source of contention between Britain and Greece, with Athens' efforts to secure the return of the sculptures looking as distant as ...

The Elgin Marbles are in the UK in the National History Museum but there is a long-running dispute over where the ancient sculptures – also known as the Parthenon Sculptures – should be housed. The ...

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis The Chairman of the British Museum trustees is George Osborne, and he is thought to favour a long ...