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May 16, 2012
The director of the New Acropolis Museum, Professor Pandermalis, gave a press conference today to announce the results of a survey carried out last summer. The purpose of the survey was to examine visitor behaviour and motivation behind initial and recurring visits to the museum. The survey was supervised by Mr Costis Dallas, associate professor at the University of Toronto, and fellow University of Toronto professor Mrs Barbara Soren.
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May 12, 2012
Miami Lakes, FL.- The National Hellenic Society in association with The American Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, Inc. (ACRPS) presented a comprehensive historical, moral and legal presentation on: The Controversial Ownership of the Parthenon Marbles given by international attorney, Michael J. Reppas, President and Founder of ACRPS. The free and open to the public lecture was held Friday, April 27th at 7:00 PM in Baltimore, at the Middle School Auditorium, Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills,... -
May 11, 2012
The Acropolis Museum celebrates International Museum Day on Friday 18th May 2012 with free entry for all visitors and atmospheric music events on the second floor balcony overlooking the Archaic Gallery (Museum open from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. and restaurant open until 12 midnight).11 a.m.: Marios Strofalis piano recital dedicated to Manos... -
May 11, 2012
In recent months, a number of activities have occurred, all with the aim of raising the public's awareness with regards to the matter of the reunification of the Parthenon sculptures. A noteworthy effort, and an event which promises to be memorable is the upcoming opera in two acts "Opus Elgin: The destruction of the Parthenon".Raising public awareness is paramount to the cause and Marbles Reunited wholeheartedly support noteworthy efforts in doing so. In aid of this event, and with the cooperation of Imeros for Culture, we have... -
May 3, 2012
Our latest newsletter is out now!
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April 25, 2012
A debate on the reunification of the Parthenon sculptures will take place on 11th June in Cadogan Hall in London. The event will start at 6:45 pm and finish at 8:30 pm.
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What's all this nonsense about sending the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece? If Lord Elgin hadn't rescued them from the Parthenon in Athens and presented them to the British Museum almost 200 years ago, these exquisite sculptures – the finest embodiment of the classical ideal of... -
April 17, 2012
The New Acropolis Museum, in collaboration with Google, is offering internet users the chance to discover and examine 24 selected exhibits in great detail through the Google Art Project application.Website visitors can take a panoramic virtual tour of The Archaic Gallery and The Parthenon Gallery, using... -
April 2, 2012
Stephen Fry has made it perfectly clear in the past, that he is a true supporter of the cause for the reunification of the Parthenon sculptures. He has spoken out about the issue before and has even written a powerful and motivational piece (you can see our previous story on this here). We were once more reminded of Stephen Fry's sentiments by an article in the Guardian yesterday. In the article, ephasis was placed on...