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Round table discussion on: The reunification of the Parthenon Marbles – a European concern

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The Swiss Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles [1] are organising a round table event at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event is entitled: The reunification of the Parthenon Marbes – a European concern

The event take place on Tuesday 15th October 2013.

From:
Swiss Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles [2]

MEP Rodi Kratsa, Vice-President of the European Parliament 2007-2012, and Professor Dusan Sidjanski, Chairman of the Swiss Committee, have the pleasure to invite you to the

Round Table

THE REUNIFICATION OF THE PARTHENON MARBLES : A EUROPEAN CONCERN

under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture of the Hellenic Republic

Tuesday, 15th OCTOBER 2013, 14.00 – 16.00
European Parliament
Room P4B001 (PHS)
Brussels

PROGRAMME
(Please click on the name of the speakers for further information (CV and abstract)).

Chair | Krister Kumlin
Former Ambassador and Chairman of the Swedish Parthenon Committee

Introduction | Rodi Kratsa
MEP and former Vice-President of the European Parliament

Address | Panos Panagiotopoulos
Minister of Culture of the Hellenic Republic

Brief presentation of the Parthenon Marbles issue (video)

Speakers

Tom Flynn
Art historian and writer

Miguel Ángel Martínez Martínez
Vice-President of the European Parliament and of the Board of Trustees of the House of European History

Louis Godart
Advisor for the Conservation of Artistic Heritage to the Italian President

Bernard Tschumi (video presentation)
Architect of the Acropolis Museum

Henry Porter
Journalist and author

Jo Leinen
MEP and Chairman of the European Movement International

Maurice Davies
Museum advisor and commentator

Discussion

Conclusion | Prof. Dusan Sidjanski
Chairman of the Swiss Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles

Languages: English, French and Greek

Please visit the website of the Swiss committee at the link above, to get further information bout this event if you would like to attend it.