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
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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
Pressure on the British Museum
There is a increasing global movement for the restitution of the Parthenon Marbles. With the opening of the new Acropolis Museum in Athens, pressure on the British Museum is mounting. The is a world's best practice, state of the art museum allowing what remains of the Parthenon Marbles to be seen in the order and … Continue reading Pressure on the British Museum
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