February 26, 2003
William G Stewart to tour USA lecturing about Elgin Marbles
William G Stewart, a member of the Parthenon 2004 campaign is to tour the USA giving a series of lectures about the Parthenon Sculptures & why they should be returned to Greece.
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BBC News
Last Updated: Tuesday, 25 February, 2003, 16:44 GMT
Quiz host to lecture on Elgin MarblesFifteen-to-One presenter William G Stewart is to embark on a seven US city lecture tour on the return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece.
The quiz show host is a vociferous campaigner for the UK to return the artefacts to their country of origin and is an expert on their history.
He said: “I am not in favour of every work of art from antiquity being returned to its country of origin – but I think that the Parthenon/Elgin Marbles are a special case.“And I regard Lord Elgin as a much more romantic and interesting character than the crude plunderer he’s often portrayed as.”
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- Lecture at Charles Darwin University on the Elgin Marbles : April 29, 2008
- Scorpia Rising – a children’s novel about the return of the Elgin Marbles : December 6, 2011
- Lecture on the Elgin Marbles in Montana : April 10, 2012
- Debate on Elgin Marbles restitution stirs up controversy : May 13, 2004
- Lecture in Athens on the politics of archaeological heritage : March 28, 2012
- Lecture at Simon Fraser university : February 25, 2006
- Elgin Marbles lecture in Switzerland : June 12, 2009