Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports
Source: BBC
Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports
3 December 2022
By Katie Razzall
Culture editor
An agreement to return the Parthenon Sculptures - better known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles - is at "an advanced stage", according to a Greek newspaper.
Ta Nea reports that British Museum chair George Osborne, the former chancellor, has been holding secret talks with the Greek prime minister.
Greece has called for the return of the iconic sculptures for decades.
The British Museum said it would "talk to anyone, including the Greek government" to find partnership.
The Parthenon Sculptures are arguably the most high-profile artworks in the increasingly contested debate about whether museums should return items to their countries of origin.
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The classical Greek sculptures were removed and put on display in London's British Museum in the 19th Century (Reuters)
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