The Bayeux Tapestry loan is a model for the Parthenon Marbles ft.trib.al/TEm1PEJ
The Bayeux Tapestry loan is a model for the Parthenon Marbles
Burnham has a chance to create a legislative carve-out that speeds the process of returning the artefacts to Greece
ft.trib.al
August 9, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Handing stolen stuff back is a radical left idea, apparently.
Honestly, the Tories can't half be idiotic sometimes.
#culturalrestitution #parthenonsculptures #BritishMuseum
Honestly, the Tories can't half be idiotic sometimes.
#culturalrestitution #parthenonsculptures #BritishMuseum
December 3, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Handing stolen stuff back is a radical left idea, apparently.
Honestly, the Tories can't half be idiotic sometimes.
#culturalrestitution #parthenonsculptures #BritishMuseum
Honestly, the Tories can't half be idiotic sometimes.
#culturalrestitution #parthenonsculptures #BritishMuseum
Just from a practical point of view, It would be cheaper to fly to #Athens to see the #ElginMarbles than take a train to #London
#ParthenonSculptures #SkyNews #BBCBreakfast #GMB
#ParthenonSculptures #SkyNews #BBCBreakfast #GMB
December 2, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Just from a practical point of view, It would be cheaper to fly to #Athens to see the #ElginMarbles than take a train to #London
#ParthenonSculptures #SkyNews #BBCBreakfast #GMB
#ParthenonSculptures #SkyNews #BBCBreakfast #GMB
Me in The @Independent on the @britishmuseum and the #ParthenonSculptures.
Give them back.
Give them back.
December 4, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Me in The @Independent on the @britishmuseum and the #ParthenonSculptures.
Give them back.
Give them back.
I had missed another #AndyBurnham u-turn: The return of the #parthenonsculptures, aka the #elginmarbles.
Mayor #burnham was all in favour of returning the stolen sculptures to Greece. But Prime Minister Burnham? Not so much.
Andy now says that the law makes it a matter for the #britishmuseum […]
Mayor #burnham was all in favour of returning the stolen sculptures to Greece. But Prime Minister Burnham? Not so much.
Andy now says that the law makes it a matter for the #britishmuseum […]
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mastodon.ie
September 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I had missed another #AndyBurnham u-turn: The return of the #parthenonsculptures, aka the #elginmarbles.
Mayor #burnham was all in favour of returning the stolen sculptures to Greece. But Prime Minister Burnham? Not so much.
Andy now says that the law makes it a matter for the #britishmuseum […]
Mayor #burnham was all in favour of returning the stolen sculptures to Greece. But Prime Minister Burnham? Not so much.
Andy now says that the law makes it a matter for the #britishmuseum […]
Any progrees on the rightful return of the #ParthenonSculptures to Greece, prime minister? 🇬🇷 @andyburnham.bsky.social
#lisanandy
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
#lisanandy
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
September 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Any progrees on the rightful return of the #ParthenonSculptures to Greece, prime minister? 🇬🇷 @andyburnham.bsky.social
#lisanandy
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
#lisanandy
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Usually with the right, I'm all "happily, they're wrong". On this this, I'm all, "sadly, they are wrong".
#culturalrestitution #BritishMuseum #ParthenonSculptures
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
#culturalrestitution #BritishMuseum #ParthenonSculptures
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
July 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Usually with the right, I'm all "happily, they're wrong". On this this, I'm all, "sadly, they are wrong".
#culturalrestitution #BritishMuseum #ParthenonSculptures
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
#culturalrestitution #BritishMuseum #ParthenonSculptures
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
My ERnews story has been published on the website of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, so I'm glad my English-speaking contacts can read it too.
The negotiations on a #ParthenonSculptures reunification deal. #BritishMuseum
www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...
The negotiations on a #ParthenonSculptures reunification deal. #BritishMuseum
www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...
According to the British Museum "discussions with Greece for a Parthenon Sculptures partnership are
On the ongoing negotiations to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures, the British Museum told ERTNews that "Discussions with Greece on the Parthenon partnership
www.parthenonuk.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:05 PM
My ERnews story has been published on the website of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, so I'm glad my English-speaking contacts can read it too.
The negotiations on a #ParthenonSculptures reunification deal. #BritishMuseum
www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...
The negotiations on a #ParthenonSculptures reunification deal. #BritishMuseum
www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...
He could have chosen to cut the Gordian knot.
He ends up just issuing a petulant "not".
The difference between authoratatively making history & being resolutely overwhelmed by it.
#Sunak #LosingHisMarbles #ParthenonSculptures
He ends up just issuing a petulant "not".
The difference between authoratatively making history & being resolutely overwhelmed by it.
#Sunak #LosingHisMarbles #ParthenonSculptures
November 28, 2023 at 9:15 AM
He could have chosen to cut the Gordian knot.
He ends up just issuing a petulant "not".
The difference between authoratatively making history & being resolutely overwhelmed by it.
#Sunak #LosingHisMarbles #ParthenonSculptures
He ends up just issuing a petulant "not".
The difference between authoratatively making history & being resolutely overwhelmed by it.
#Sunak #LosingHisMarbles #ParthenonSculptures
Parthenon Sculptures used as "decorative elements" for inaugural Pink Ball dinner - hosted by British Museum
#ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles
www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1284...
#ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles
www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1284...
Greece criticizes British Museum dinner among Parthenon Sculptures | eKathimerini.com
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has criticized the dinner organized by the British Museum in the hall housing the Parthenon Sculptures, calling it offensive.
www.ekathimerini.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Parthenon Sculptures used as "decorative elements" for inaugural Pink Ball dinner - hosted by British Museum
#ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles
www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1284...
#ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles
www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1284...
I just had a lovely chat with Nick Ferrari on #LBC about the #ElginMarbles. I told listeners how important it is to get a balanced, evidence-based view on this subject and how the Greek side (in UK too) is blinded by an ideological approach.
#norestitution #keepingourmarbles #ParthenonSculptures
#norestitution #keepingourmarbles #ParthenonSculptures
December 3, 2024 at 8:47 AM
I just had a lovely chat with Nick Ferrari on #LBC about the #ElginMarbles. I told listeners how important it is to get a balanced, evidence-based view on this subject and how the Greek side (in UK too) is blinded by an ideological approach.
#norestitution #keepingourmarbles #ParthenonSculptures
#norestitution #keepingourmarbles #ParthenonSculptures
"Here's why the #ElginMarbles' removal was lawful and why it matters more than ever" - my latest comment piece for the Daily Express (thanks @mattnixson.bsky.social !)
#ParthenonSculptures #BritishMuseum #Mitsotakis #Starmer
www.express.co.uk/news/world/1...
#ParthenonSculptures #BritishMuseum #Mitsotakis #Starmer
www.express.co.uk/news/world/1...
The Elgin Marbles' removal WAS lawful... we need the facts, not ideology
As the Greek PM meets Sir Keir Starmer, a classically-trained archaeologist argues against repatriating the antiquities to Athens
www.express.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 1:04 PM
"Here's why the #ElginMarbles' removal was lawful and why it matters more than ever" - my latest comment piece for the Daily Express (thanks @mattnixson.bsky.social !)
#ParthenonSculptures #BritishMuseum #Mitsotakis #Starmer
www.express.co.uk/news/world/1...
#ParthenonSculptures #BritishMuseum #Mitsotakis #Starmer
www.express.co.uk/news/world/1...
Truly exciting to consider how many students will be introduced to provenance through MAPRA, and how many fragmented, understudied, or even unknown collections will have their histories brought to light. If you work with university collections and would like to know more:
www.mapralliance.org
www.mapralliance.org
September 6, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Truly exciting to consider how many students will be introduced to provenance through MAPRA, and how many fragmented, understudied, or even unknown collections will have their histories brought to light. If you work with university collections and would like to know more:
www.mapralliance.org
www.mapralliance.org
Mayor Burnham wanted to return the #parthenonsculptures to #greece.
PrimeMinister #burnham says no.
Report in the #ft: https://archive.is/CDDtd
#elginmarbles #ukpol
PrimeMinister #burnham says no.
Report in the #ft: https://archive.is/CDDtd
#elginmarbles #ukpol
September 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Mayor Burnham wanted to return the #parthenonsculptures to #greece.
PrimeMinister #burnham says no.
Report in the #ft: https://archive.is/CDDtd
#elginmarbles #ukpol
PrimeMinister #burnham says no.
Report in the #ft: https://archive.is/CDDtd
#elginmarbles #ukpol
Turkey rejects claim Lord Elgin had permission to take Parthenon marbles
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#parthenon #ParthenonSculptures #acropolis #acropolisathens #Erechtheion #caryatid
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#parthenon #ParthenonSculptures #acropolis #acropolisathens #Erechtheion #caryatid
Turkey rejects claim Lord Elgin had permission to take Parthenon marbles
Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuary
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Turkey rejects claim Lord Elgin had permission to take Parthenon marbles
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#parthenon #ParthenonSculptures #acropolis #acropolisathens #Erechtheion #caryatid
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#parthenon #ParthenonSculptures #acropolis #acropolisathens #Erechtheion #caryatid
Rishi there's a wooden horse parked outside No 10, think it's for you #ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles
November 28, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Rishi there's a wooden horse parked outside No 10, think it's for you #ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles
Rishi there's a wooden horse parked outside No 10, think it's for you #ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles
November 28, 2023 at 5:43 PM
Rishi there's a wooden horse parked outside No 10, think it's for you #ParthenonSculptures #ElginMarbles
A question on #ParthenonSculptures #Tourism tabled by Blake Stephenson on 10-11-2025 has been answered by Ian Murray. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-10/88993
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A question on #ParthenonSculptures #Tourism tabled by Blake Stephenson on 10-11-2025 has been answered by Ian Murray. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-10/88993
A question on #ParthenonSculptures tabled by Ben Obese-Jecty on 29-08-2025 has been answered by Ian Murray. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/71953
September 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A question on #ParthenonSculptures tabled by Ben Obese-Jecty on 29-08-2025 has been answered by Ian Murray. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/71953
A question on #ParthenonSculptures tabled by Blake Stephenson on 01-07-2025 has been answered by Chris Bryant. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-01/64203
July 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A question on #ParthenonSculptures tabled by Blake Stephenson on 01-07-2025 has been answered by Chris Bryant. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-01/64203
A question on #ParthenonSculptures #Tourism tabled by Blake Stephenson on 01-07-2025 has been answered by Chris Bryant. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-01/64204
July 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A question on #ParthenonSculptures #Tourism tabled by Blake Stephenson on 01-07-2025 has been answered by Chris Bryant. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-01/64204
A question on #ParthenonSculptures tabled by Alberto Costa on 17-12-2024 has been answered by Chris Bryant. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-17/20639
December 20, 2024 at 12:02 PM
A question on #ParthenonSculptures tabled by Alberto Costa on 17-12-2024 has been answered by Chris Bryant. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-17/20639