News

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN6d
See Greece in All Its Gorgeous Glory
With its ancient ruins and beautiful coastline, Greece is a country on many travelers’ bucket lists. Its mix of history and peaceful harmony draw many vacationers. Millions of people visit the ...
Museums in Austria and Greece are discussing the potential return to Athens of two ancient Greek sculptures. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.
The Vatican and Greece have finalized a deal for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries.
We can only imagine how glorious the Parthenon must have appeared in the middle of the fifth century B.C., with worshippers gathered in its towering central sanctuary paying tribute to a 40-foot ...
The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures kept by the Vatican for centuries to Greece.. The decision to return the 2,500-year-old marbles was announced by Pope Francis ...
ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum ...
The largest temple on the Acropolis, the Parthenon has operated as an archaeological site since 1833, surviving wars and natural disasters to become the symbol of modern Greece. ATHENS' CAMPAIGN ...