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British Museum Says It Wants ‘Realistic Solutions’ to Parthenon Marbles Restitution Debate
ARTnews· 6 days agoThe British Museum said it is interested in “realistic solutions” to its ownership dispute with...
Travel: Ohio artifacts can be seen in England
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMany travelers and history buffs are aware that the British Museum in London is, controversially, the repository for the ancient Parthenon Marbles, also...
Turkish official says no record of legitimate sale of the Parthenon Marbles
Euronews via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe British Museum has maintained that Ottoman authorities granted an imperial edict allowing the...
Blackburn Museum honours volunteer, 89, on 150th anniversary
BBC News· 13 hours agoA town's museum has used its 150th anniversary to honour one of its longest-serving volunteers....
Turkish official challenges British claim on Parthenon sculptures' ownership
Fox News· 6 days agoThe antiquities were taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin and are currently housed in...
'A woman should cast off her shame together with her clothes': What women in ancient times really...
BBC News· 12 hours agoA new book tells the history of the ancient world through women and what they had to say about their...
Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week
Artnet News· 1 day agoPaint Drippings is excerpted from The Back Room, our lively recap funneling only the week’s...
Five mysterious ancient artifacts that still puzzle archaeologists
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThis article was originally featured on The Conversation. Archaeologists are often described as...
The Parthenon marbles evoke particularly fierce repatriation debates – an archaeologist explains why
The Conversation· 5 days agoThe Parthenon marbles are rarely out of the news. Most recently, Turkish officials have rejected claims by the British Museum that British diplomat Lord ...
Is James Bond taking over London’s secret WWII underground tunnels?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe once secret Kingsway Exchange Tunnels are set to be transformed into a cultural space and open...