April 14, 2015
Liam Neeson calls for return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Liam Neeson joins a plethora of other well known actors & celebrites, in calling for the Parthenon Sculptures to be returned to Greece.
The comments were made during an interview about his new movie “Run All Night”.
Liam Neeson says that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece
From:
Greek Reporter
Liam Neeson: Give Stolen Parthenon Marbles Back to Greece
Joanna Kalafatis
Apr 13, 2015Irish actor and action star Liam Neeson called on the UK to give the stolen Parthenon marbles back to Greece.
He joins legions of fellow actors and celebrities, such as George Clooney, Bill Murray and Steven Fry, who support the return of the Parthenon marbles back to their homeland.
Originally stolen from Athens by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, the marbles are now housed in the British Museum. They have been a source of conflict between Greece and the UK for decades.Liam Neeson expressed his very strong viewpoint on the subject to a reporter from the Greek Star Channel while he was being interviewed about his new movie “Run All Night”. Neeson even went so far as to call the UK’s capture and possession of the marbles “theft”.
“The British must return them, full stop. Give them back from where they were stolen. I am absolute. They must be returned.”
Hopefully the support and attention from Hollywood A-listers and other international celebrities will help raise even more awareness of the issues surrounding the Parthenon marbles. The ideal end goal is to gather more momentum for the movement in order to restore the marbles to Athens and house them in the Acropolis Museum.
- Bill Murray & Matt Damon also support Marbles return : February 11, 2014
- Monuments Men – the people who saved the world’s artefacts from Hitler? : November 7, 2012
- Pierce Brosnan supports the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece : February 24, 2010
- Matt Damon, Bill Murray & George Clooney on Parthenon Marbles : February 16, 2014
- Promakhos depicts a legal case for return of Parthenon Marbles : November 24, 2014
- Death of Jules Dassin, Long term supporter of the Parthenon Marbles Reunification : March 31, 2008
- George Clooney on the Parthenon Marbles : February 11, 2014
- Promakhos – a movie about the Parthenon Marbles, Justice & Greece : February 6, 2014
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Cherie Wilson said,
04.15.15 at 3:14 am
I agree with Liam they do not belong to Britian. They need to be returned to Greece. I don’t care how many years it has been.
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Steve Kay said,
04.16.15 at 10:00 pm
So there’s Neesan, and there’s Clooney (sort of), and dear old Mr Fry. It takes but two to tango, three constitutes a plethora.