WHAT'S NEW
DEDICATION:
MELINA MERCOURI
WHAT ARE THE
PARTHENON MARBLES?
PICTURE GALLERIES
THE HISTORY OF
THE MARBLES
A PAGE FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN
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FOR RETURN
CAMPAIGN UPDATE
DEMANDS OF
THE GREEK GOVERNMENT
MELINA'S SPEECH
TO THE OXFORD UNION
BRITISH OBJECTIONS
ANSWERED
THE NEW
ACROPOLIS MUSEUM
BRITISH COMMITTEE
FOR THE REUNIFICATION OF
THE PARTHENON MARBLES
ESSENTIAL READING ON
THE PARTHENON MARBLES
NEAL ASCHERSON ON
THE PARTHENON MARBLES
PARTHENON DAY REPORTS
SUPPORTERS IN THE UK
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
WHAT YOU CAN DO
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AGAINST RETURN
THE LABOUR PARTY
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY
THE HOUSE OF LORDS
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DOCUMENTS
MORAL ISSUES OF CULTURAL
RETURN

TOTEMIFICATION AND
THE LOSS OF MEANING
-- THREE STORIES
OF THE ELGIN MARBLES

SUBMISSION OF THE
BRITISH COMMITTEE TO
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

EVIDENCE GIVEN TO THE
POLICE

WAS THE REMOVAL
OF THE PARTHENON
MARBLES LEGAL?

WHY THE PARTHENON
MARBLES SHOULD BE
REUNITED
TOWARDS A NEW
ACROPOLIS MUSEUM
A BRIEF HISTORY
OF BRITISH CONCERN
BM TRIES TO
DOWNGRADE GREEK
ABILITY TO CONSERVE
LAW AND ETHICS DERIVING
FROM THE PARTHENON
MARBLES CASE
CLEANING SCANDAL
AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM
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TWO POEMS
WHAT WE THINK
ABOUT US
THANKS


THE SAD HISTORY OF THE PARTHENON MARBLES



Metope One of the greatest artistic achievements ever is the Parthenon. Many sculptures were removed from the temple and transported to England. The famous "Elgin Marbles" are in London now. But there is a big question: where should these marbles be? Here, we tell the story of the Parthenon Marbles, based on the pamphlet "The Parthenon and the Elgin Marbles" by Epaminondas Vranopoulos , published by the Society for Euboian Studies in 1985. We would like to thank Mr Vranopoulos for granting us permission to reproduce extracts from his pamphlet.

Go to PART ONE of the History of the Parthenon Marbles

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Download the complete pamphlet here .

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