Elgin Marbles

Athens has repeatedly called on British Museum to return 2,500-year-old marbles removed from Parthenon temple in 1806

The British Museum and Greece’s prime minister are getting closer to a deal on returning the so-called Elgin Marbles to Athens. But key differences remain

An Irishman’s Diary

An Irishman’s Diary

James Cuno of the Getty Foundation says that antiquities belong to us all, not to the states where they happen to be, and that they should be universally accessible