Sir Keir Starmer ruled out discussing a return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece in his meeting with his Greek counterpart on ...

The Parthenon Sculptures, Rosetta Stone and Benin Bronzes are just some of the ‘contested objects’ in Bloomsbury ...

The row could be raised by the Greek prime minister when he meets Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday.

The future of the Elgin Marbles is in the hands of the British Museum, Downing Street has said, amid reports a deal that ...

Will the new Labour government help Greece secure the return of the Parthenon marbles, held at the British Museum since 1816?

The Parthenon Marbles have not budged from the literal and figurative centre of the British Museum in London since they were purchased from Lord Elgin in 1816. The sculptures—about half of the ...

Parthenon sculptures, also known as Lord Elgin marbles, at the British Museum in London. Credit: Public Domain Thomas Bruce, also known as Lord Elgin, was the 7th Earl of Elgin and the English ...

A major new campaign to return the Elgin marbles to Greece is being launched ... which has been housed in the British Museum for the last 200 years, returned to Athens. The group wants to see ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold firm on the Elgin Marbles issue during Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit to London, refusing to intervene in the long-standing dispute. While a loan ...

Among the pieces still in existence from this period are those from the famous Lewis chessmen hoard – the cache of 12th or 13th century walrus ivory carvings that now chiefly resides in the British ...