Let them finally be free and represent the freedom they were created for.
In the country that created them and fought this war for freedom for all those who came after.

#Parthenonmarbles #ElginMarbles #restitution #repatriation #Parthenon #Parthenonsculptures #britishmuseum

No more words…
Send them home!

#Parthenonmarbles #ElginMarbles #restitution #repatriation #Parthenon #Parthenonsculptures

Sorry, British Museum, a loan is not repatriation. My recent op ed @ The Conversation https://theconversation.com/debate-sorry-british-museum-a-loan-of-the-parthenon-marbles-is-not-a-repatriation-199468 #Parthenonsculptures #Parthenon #Parthenonmarbles #repatriation #restitutiton #Elgin #BritishMuseum #deaccessioning

RT @elginism@twitter.com

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has dismissed reports that the #ParthenonSculptures would soon return to Greece as the result of a deal with the #BritishMuseum.
Instead, he pledged to repatriate them during a 2nd term in office - after elections in July.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/13/british-museums-hopes-of-a-loan-arrangement-for-the-return-of-the-parthenon-marbles-imperilled-ahead-of-greek-elections

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/elginism/status/1614191662498197511

RT @poisonchallis@twitter.com

The discussion over the Parthenon Sculptures felt like museum institutions actually dealing with the past in a nuanced way. And now we are back to the circle of cultural nationalism thanks to the British government. Not in my name.
@elginism@twitter.com
#parthenon #parthenonsculptures

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/poisonchallis/status/1614616709951799298

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has dismissed reports that the #ParthenonSculptures would soon return to Greece as the result of a deal with the #BritishMuseum.
Instead, he pledged to repatriate them during a 2nd term in office - after elections in July.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/13/british-museums-hopes-of-a-loan-arrangement-for-the-return-of-the-parthenon-marbles-imperilled-ahead-of-greek-elections

Apparently, returning the #ParthenonSculptures to #Greece poses a risk to "our culture"

So says our culture secretary

Can she not hear what she is saying?

In what world view do relics bought from an occupier of a thrird country constitute "our culture" ?

'We stole them, and we're keeping them,' says England's culture minister #MichelleDonelan of the #ParthenonSculptures.

#ElginMarbles

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64235854

My letter to The Times (published today) on the question of ownership.

https://lnkd.in/ehk9WRAg

#Parthenon #ParthenonSculptures #Elgin #ParthenonMarbles

Thing I don't understand about the Parthenon Sculptures issue is that we have the ability to perfectly reproduce them in marble using 3D scanning and a CNC mill, keep the copies in London and send the originals back to Greece. Most visitors to the British Museum wouldn't be able to tell the difference, those who did could still appreciate the art and form of the carving, and we'd boost our diplomatic standing with our European friends.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64235854 #ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles

Greece and the UK have opened talks over the future of the so-called #ElginMarbles (AKA #ParthenonSculptures) – what will happen next?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/first-edition-parthenon-marbles-british-museum?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The #BritishMuseum’s trustees, who under British Law are the legal owners of the #ParthenonSculptures, are free to enter into a discussion with anyone they want, a spokesperson for the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has previously said.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/parthenon-marbles-british-museum-greece-deal-2238087?utm_content=from_www.artnet.com&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12%2F5%20US%20AM&utm_term=US%20Daily%20Newsletter%20%5BMORNING%5D

The #BritishMuseum in #London and the #AcropolisMuseum in #Athens are reportedly on the verge of striking a deal that would see some #ParthenonSculptures returned to #Greece as part of a cultural exchange, following months of secret talks.
http://ow.ly/rZvK50MiU5X

RT @VardasGeorge@twitter.com

A reasoned and timely intervention by Elena Korka on recent developments in the push to secure an agreement for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures (with my translation). #Parthenon #ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles #ParthenonProject @UniteParthenon@twitter.com @kmitsotakis@twitter.com @elginism@twitter.com https://twitter.com/Kathimerini_gr/status/1612020095819157506

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/VardasGeorge/status/1612056751326777344

Some interesting coverage of the current stories regarding Parthenon Marbles reunification talks (translation in next tweet in thread).

RT @VardasGeorge@twitter.com

The reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures: the possible ace up the Greek Prime Minister's sleeve
Μάρμαρα του Παρθενώνα: Η επανένωσή τους κρυφός άσσος στο μανίκι Μητσοτάκη
@kmitsotakis@twitter.com @cultureGR@twitter.com #Parthenon #ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles https://www.imerisia.gr/politiki/59729_marmara-toy-parthenona-i-epanenosi-toys-kryfos-assos-sto-maniki-mitsotaki

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/VardasGeorge/status/1609841276173840384

Great to see such a big feature on the Parthenon Marbles in today's @ObserverUK@twitter.com

RT @swgannon@twitter.com

'A win-win solution is finally possible'?

#ParthenonSculptures
@ObserverUK@twitter.com @

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/swgannon/status/1599319108973051904

RT @VardasGeorge@twitter.com

Great presentation by Roger Michel @DigiArchaeo@twitter.com on the growing momentum in campaign for return of the original #ParthenonSculptures: To have and to hold - why possession matters as much as context in the case of significant contested cultural heritage @Culturegr@twitter.com @UniteParthenon@twitter.com

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/VardasGeorge/status/1596688906745176064

RT @VardasGeorge@twitter.com

'Temple of Boom' ode to the Parthenon at the @NGVMelbourne@twitter.com. An "obvious reference point is the Elgin marbles, but Temple of Boom could be seen as a commentary on colonisation more broadly" #Parthenon #ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles #decolonisation
https://www.goondiwindiargus.com.au/story/7989351/temple-of-boom-ode-to-parthenon-at-ngv/?cs=356

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/VardasGeorge/status/1594523871021240320

RT @UniteParthenon@twitter.com

.@stephenfry@twitter.com has long advocated for the return of the #ParthenonSculptures, indeed he is one of the most passionate & articulate campaigners of our times.
We asked him to sum up why he thinks the time is right for re-unification. He was persuasive as ever🏛⚖️✊#UniteParthenon https://t.co/6A7pR7a3Zn

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UniteParthenon/status/1579748090277683200