Acropolis Museum This post was prepared for the IOCARPM blog mid-year, but the issue of reunification of all the Parthenon Marbles in the Acropolis Museum is arguably the world's most important and long-standing cultural property dispute. https://vimeo.com/342848826 The Acropolis Museum in Athens is the rightful home for all of the remaining sculptures from the Parthenon. … Continue reading Ten key statements about the Parthenon Marbles
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Comments on the Restitution of the Parhenon Marbles, formerly called the ‘Elgin Marbles’, also referred to as the Parthenon Sculpture which is a more accurate description of just what they are.
Reflections on the imperative of reunification of the Parthenon Marbles
This is an audio-visual work I have produced in my role as International Liaison Officer, and Vice Chair of the International Organising Committee - Australia - for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles (IOCARPM). The work was completed with assistance from colleagues who form part of the global campaign for the reunification of the Parthenon … Continue reading Reflections on the imperative of reunification of the Parthenon Marbles
The Colourful Parthenon Frieze
For some 17 years now I've been engaged in the campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. In that time I've often visited the British Museum and the outstanding new Acropolis Museum, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. On my most recent visit, I encounter an audiovisual display exploring some of … Continue reading The Colourful Parthenon Frieze
Why the #ParthenonMarbles should be returned & not held in foreign museums
The Parthenon Marbles and The Fallacy of the Universal Museum
Visiting both Delphi and Olympia for the first time some years ago and then returning again to the Acropolis made the unique geography of each site very apparent. Aspect, atmospherics, elevation, geology, latitude and longitude interact contributing a special energy to each location. The still quite substantial architecture remaining is not only a testimony to … Continue reading The Parthenon Marbles and The Fallacy of the Universal Museum
Exploring #Parthenon, Pericles and People with 21st Century Digital Tools
Late last year I attended an international gathering, the 2nd Colloquy on the Parthenon Marbles titled Parthenon an Icon of Global Citizenship. My contribution focused on ways of employing the tool kit of 21st Century digital strategies in teaching about Ancient Greece, and about the Parthenon in particular. Keynote was the software I used to … Continue reading Exploring #Parthenon, Pericles and People with 21st Century Digital Tools
An analysis of the legality of Elgin’s removal of the #Parthenon Marbles
It's not often I have the privilege to read matters analysed from a legal perspective. Certainly, subjecting Elgin's appropriation of the Parthenon Marbles to detailed analysis is of a more than passing interest for me. So, it was with great pleasure that I read Theodore Theodorou's reassessment of Elgin's activities through the lens of a … Continue reading An analysis of the legality of Elgin’s removal of the #Parthenon Marbles
The #ParthenonMarblesAustralia Website is Now Live
Last night the new website of the International Organising Committee - Australia - For The Restitution Of The Parthenon Marbles, was launched at the Athenian Restaurant, Sydney. Designed by Dennis Tritaris from Orama Communications, I believe it represents a new standard in website design. Dennis has created a website that has the potential to … Continue reading The #ParthenonMarblesAustralia Website is Now Live
Parthenon Marbles and the Acropolis Museum
This was a press release that I sent out on behalf of the International Organising Comittee - Australia - For the restitution Of The Parthenon Marbles. PRESS RELEASE Sydney 11 November , 2009 The issue of the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles continues to be the world’s most celebrated cultural property dispute. Since Lord Elgin … Continue reading Parthenon Marbles and the Acropolis Museum
Why The British Museum Should Return The Marbles
1 The sculptures are an integral part of the Parthenon, which is regarded as the architectural wonder of the world. No other building has ever equaled its beauty, symmetry and symbolism. 2 The Parthenon, on the Acropolis of Athens, is the symbol of Western civilization the sculptures are an integral part of the building and … Continue reading Why The British Museum Should Return The Marbles
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