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
- Getty returns two looted artefacts to Athens : September 2, 2006
- Greece loans antiquities to the British Museum : September 12, 2006
- Contested Getty pieces to return to Greece : August 25, 2006
- British Museum denies that there are any ongoing “secret talks” abot the Elgin Marbles : August 11, 2003
- UNESCO committee on cultural property meets in Paris : October 25, 2010
- Turkey supports Greece in fight to reunify Parthenon Marbles : December 9, 2014
- Why should the Greeks build a statue of Lord Elgin in Athens? : July 1, 2009