2026 LSE HELLENIC CONFERENCE: Who Owns the Past? Competing Claims Over The Parthenon Sculptures
Our colleagues @ellymariasymons & Dr Roger Michel will be speaking about the Parthenon Sculptures this weekend in London together with Dr Domenic Selwood
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The mural “Caryatids Crying” by Greek artist INO at Ermou 90 in Psyrri, Athens shows the famed Caryatids with tears on their faces. A powerful commentary on cultural heritage and the missingCaryatid in the BritishMuseum
#reunitethecaryatids@jimmellas@acropolis_the@cultureGR
🚨 Israel, Greece, and Cyprus Form Joint Military Force Against Turkey
The three countries have agreed to establish a “rapid response force” of 2,500 troops in the Mediterranean.
The force will include aircraft fleets and warships and will patrol as needed to respond to regional developments.
British Museum Launches Farcical “Decolonizing” Loan Program
Long-term loans to former colonies are not restitution. They do not acknowledge historical wrongdoing, nor do they restore agency to source communities
@acropolis_the@britishmuseum
https://t.co/Y33ir6qNpT
Why the world cannot ignore Christian Armenian hostages in Baku
Across the globe, Christians are enduring persecution and discrimination on a scale unmatched in the modern era. Today, 23 Armenian Christian detainees remain imprisoned in Baku — denied due process, denied spiritual support, and even denied the right to possess a Bible. And yet, the world has not remained silent.
@ANCaustralia@ANCofGR@ANCA_DC@ArmCommittee@ChristianPost@DavidVardanyan
https://t.co/6ds573nyCB
When I arrived in Athens as Ambassador in summer 2016 there was real concern about Greece falling out of the Euro zone with knock on implications for the trans Atlantic economic relationship. And today👇What a remarkable comeback story! Συγχαρητήρια Minister Pierrakakis.
Painting by Vasily Polenov from 1881 titled Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens: A timeless look at the Erechtheion on the Acropolis, capturing the iconic Porch of the Maidens in all its grace. An artist’s homage to one of Greece’s most enduring masterpieces
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In an interview to the Sunday Times, British Museum Chairman George Osborne says he is “pretty optimistic” that the Parthenon Sculptures could be reunified in Greece, even though he concedes this has been an “intractable” issue
@acropolis_the@thetimes@ekathimerini
https://t.co/vok3b3SW72