New historical data concerning the Ottoman occupation of Greece refutes the British Museum's ongoing legal claim to the Parthenon marbles.
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18 US Congress members sent a letter urging British PM “to negotiate with the Greek government in earnest on the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.”
The culture minister slammed the British Museum's stance regarding the marbles as "outdated and colonialist".
Britain's choice to distance itself from Europe will help create the conditions for the marbles' return, according to the Greek culture minister.
Geoffrey Robertson sent a copy of his book to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with a note expressing his hope for the Parthenon Marbles to be returned.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has petitioned for the Parthenon sculptures to be returned for Greece's bicentennial independence celebrations in 2021.
For decades the British Museum argued that it was protecting the Parthenon Marbles by keeping them. Today even it no longer believes that.
Kenneth Clark once argued for a new museum near the Acropolis. Today, the award-winning Acropolis Museum of Athens prepares for its 10-year celebration.
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