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Cultural 'matrimony' could resolve heritage disputes
We need to rethink our perceptions of an artist or an artefact as having a single, unified or homogenous heritage
What comes after the bailout for Greece’s art world?
As the country’s economy moves towards recovery, we asked art figures to reflect on the crisis and look towards the future
Is Greece's 'modern-day Odyssey' finally over?
The country's prime minister Alexis Tsipras officially announced the end of the economic bailout with a speech in Ithaca
Potty about pictures: ancient Athenian vases are an important historical resource—but this book fails to deliver
Large gaps in the material and a lack of thorough explanation make this volume less useful than it could be
Sotheby's sues Greece over its claim to ancient bronze horse
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
On the road, from Iraq to Germany
The Iraqi-Kurdish artist examines migration and contemporary politics in his solo show at the New Museum
In the wake of Documenta 14, Athens's contemporary art museum awaits 2018 rebirth
After years in limbo, EMST has received government approval to open fully in former brewery
Greek government review legal options and submit Unesco request for settlement in ramping up of Parthenon reacquisition campaign
The Art Newspaper sheds light on the dispute, though the end is not yet in sight
Fears grow that Greek art market is riddled with forgeries
A legal case brought against Sotheby’s by a major Greek collector could be the tip of the iceberg
An exploration of the impact of archaeology on modernism: Knossos in myth and interpretation
The Concrete Labyrinth
Official opening of New Acropolis Museum to feature partially recreated Parthenon frieze
The museum, which has been in development since 1976, is finally opening its doors
Greece's share of Parthenon marbles to be transported to New Acropolis Museum using series of cranes
After it was determined that other means of removal might pose risk to the sculptures, being lifted by air appeared the safest option
Greece's Archaeological Museum of Heraklion to send Minoan antiquities to British Museum
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
Germany's Heidelberg University returns Parthenon fragment to Greece
This is the first time a piece of the ancient building has returned to Athens
The British Museum dismisses Parthenon Marbles loan rumours, although they are willing to make alternative concessions to Greece
Athens are still hopeful that the marbles will be returned, to be be housed in the currently unfinished New Acropolis Museum
Elgin Marbles: a reply by Anthony Snodgrass
The British Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles, Cambridge
Missing Parthenon sculptures “A constant reminder of Britain’s unfulfilled debt to world heritage”?
New Acropolis Museum director Professor Dimitrios Pantermalis is calling on the British Museum to return its sculptures on long-term loan.
No solution for Parthenon conundrum as British Museum unpersuaded by arguments for restitution of architectural components
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
British Museum's findings on the Parthenon marbles cleaning incident said to lack key details
The publication is interpreted by William St Clair to be the result of efforts to protect the institution's reputation
Letters to the Editor: “The Parthenon marbles will be returned, but when?”
Ex-Secretary General of ICOM weighs on on the marbles' status in Britain with an offer of compromise
Campaign for Parthenon marbles' reinstatement soldiers on with candidates in running to design long-awaited Acropolis Museum and building of new station
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
Greece's indecision over where to Parthenon Marbles would reside
Twenty years after the government decided to build a new museum to house the sculptures, still no architect has been chosen
New Andy Warhol retrospective to tour Eastern Europe
The exhibition will visit Hungary, Greece, Russia and Estonia this year and Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia and Croatia in 2001
Greek art market in crisis due to weak and badly enforced laws and taxes
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%
Declassified documents reveal near return of Elgin Marbles
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
Parthenon Marbles conference report: Academic interchange remains almost completely civil at the British Museum
The restitution question was hardly mentioned, but it tautened everyone’s nerves
How the British Museum's maintenance procedures for the Parthenon marbles have changed
After the sculptures' surfaces were damaged in the 1930s due to improper care, the museum has cleaned up its act
Historian William St Clair's account of Parthenon marbles malpractice at British Museum revives lobby calling for their return
Greeks renew demands for return of sculptures following new allegations that they were irreparably damaged in the Thirties
Religious tradition dating back to the early Church under attack through the Schengen agreement
UK Charity Commissioners want access for women to Mount Athos
New site must be identified for Parthenon, as authorities deem its days on the Acropolis numbered
High levels of pollution in the area are diminishing the marble