September 17, 2009
Elgin Marbles discussion at University of Tennessee
This week, the University of Tennessee is using a regular discussion programme to talk about the Parthenon Sculptures and other restitution claims.
From:
The Daily Beacon (University of Tennessee)
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Thursday, September 17, 2009 issueGlobal Hour evaluates antiquities trade
This week’s Global Hour, a weekly discussion of current events, will address how nations are dealing with antiquities such as the Elgin Marbles. Removed from Greece to be displayed in the British Museum, the collection of marble sculptures are one example of a nation’s heritage that has been displaced. Global Hour will be held Thursday at the I-House from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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- Lecture at Charles Darwin University on the Elgin Marbles : April 29, 2008
- Acropolis strikes end : March 13, 2009
- Getty returns two looted artefacts to Athens : September 2, 2006
- Longer opening hours for the Acropolis in Athens : January 9, 2012
- UNESCO committee on cultural property meets in Paris : October 25, 2010
- Earth Hour at the Acropolis : May 21, 2010
- Earth Hour starts at the Acropolis : April 4, 2009
- Contested Getty pieces to return to Greece : August 25, 2006