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In this 1994 interview, he reveals how he likes art to be displayed, such as natural lighting for Impressionists
Dream museum of collectors Basil and Elise Goulandris brought to life almost three decades after original proposal
How two monumental figures by Niko Ghika looking out from Corfu were made
Life-size "bodyforms" are positioned amid ancient grottoes, agoras and sculptures
We need to rethink our perceptions of an artist or an artefact as having a single, unified or homogenous heritage
As the country’s economy moves towards recovery, we asked art figures to reflect on the crisis and look towards the future
The country's prime minister Alexis Tsipras officially announced the end of the economic bailout with a speech in Ithaca
Large gaps in the material and a lack of thorough explanation make this volume less useful than it could be
A case of man bites dog: auction house turns the tables on Greek government after it was forced to withdraw the figure from New York sale in May
The Iraqi-Kurdish artist examines migration and contemporary politics in his solo show at the New Museum
After years in limbo, EMST has received government approval to open fully in former brewery
The Art Newspaper sheds light on the dispute, though the end is not yet in sight
A legal case brought against Sotheby’s by a major Greek collector could be the tip of the iceberg
The Concrete Labyrinth
The museum, which has been in development since 1976, is finally opening its doors
After it was determined that other means of removal might pose risk to the sculptures, being lifted by air appeared the safest option
The arrangement may be the first step in diffusing the animosity brought about by the Elgin marbles, although a request for their return is expected
This is the first time a piece of the ancient building has returned to Athens
Athens are still hopeful that the marbles will be returned, to be be housed in the currently unfinished New Acropolis Museum
The British Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles, Cambridge
New Acropolis Museum director Professor Dimitrios Pantermalis is calling on the British Museum to return its sculptures on long-term loan.
The reconstruction of the Acropolis requires the capital and drum back from Britain to be completed, whilst the rightful custody of the marbles is still in question
The publication is interpreted by William St Clair to be the result of efforts to protect the institution's reputation
Ex-Secretary General of ICOM weighs on on the marbles' status in Britain with an offer of compromise
A stop on the Athens metro line has been introduced decorated with imitations of Parthenon friezes, in proximity to the Acropolis Museum's intended site
Twenty years after the government decided to build a new museum to house the sculptures, still no architect has been chosen
The exhibition will visit Hungary, Greece, Russia and Estonia this year and Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia and Croatia in 2001
Very little support for the art scene from the tax system and, as in Germany, an outdated distinction between “original” works of art, subject to 9% VAT, and multiples (prints, digital works, photography etc), subject to 19%
In 1994, the Greek government was willing to accept the restitution of only a small number of the Parthenon pediment sculptures in exchange for an end to the dispute
The restitution question was hardly mentioned, but it tautened everyone’s nerves