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Cultural and natural heritage, museums, communities, ethics. Think Acropolis and the reunification of its sculptures in Athens! Also on http://t.co/l6HAev1lSl

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Turkey rejects claim Lord Elgin had permission to take Parthenon marbles theguardian.com/artanddesign… #parthenon #ParthenonSculptures #acropolis #acropolisathens #Erechtheion #caryatid
Turkey rejects claim Lord Elgin had permission to take Parthenon marbles

Turkey rejects claim Lord Elgin had permission to take Parthenon marbles

Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuary

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‘A Man Brought His Father’s “Piece of the Parthenon” to Greek Officials. They Said It Was From an Even Older Temple in the Acropolis of Athens’ msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-m… #Hekatompedon #Acropolis #acropolisofathens #Parthenon #Athens #Greece
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“I felt a special kind of satisfaction. I don’t even know how to describe it. … I felt like I had done something good.” - Tosti-Croce
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The Olympic Torch Relay for #MilanoCortina2026 is about to commence! 🔥🇮🇹 Ahead of this week's Flame-lighting Ceremony in Ancient Olympia, Greece, let's take a look back at the story of the Olympic flame at the Winter Olympics. #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026
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‘New UK law makes restitution easier—but excludes national museums, such as the British Museum’ theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/…
New UK law makes restitution easier—but excludes national museums, such as the British Museum

New UK law makes restitution easier—but excludes national museums, such as the British Museum

Legislation allows non-national museums established as charities to transfer property on a “moral basis” depending on its value

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Happy #Eurovision2025! 💙 #Eurovision
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#Acropolis #access news.gtp.gr/2023/07/06/new-v…
New Visitor Zones to Ease Tourist Traffic at the Acropolis | GTP Headlines

New Visitor Zones to Ease Tourist Traffic at the Acropolis | GTP Headlines

Greece’s culture minister said visitor zones aimed at reducing waiting times to enter the Acropolis will soon take effect.

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Elefsina (Eleusis) is the European Capital of Culture 2023! 💙 Opening ceremony: 4th & 5th of February 2023eleusis.eu/en #Mystery0
2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture (@2023eleusis) profile picture2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture@2023eleusis20 Jan 2023
#Mystery0 ΤΕΛΕΤΗ ΕΝΑΡΞΗΣ 💥Ανακαλύψτε το Αναλυτικό Πρόγραμμα του διημέρου: 2023eleusis.eu/events/mystir…
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'Parthenon Marbles May Return to Greece in Exchange Deal With UK' bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #Acropolis #Pathenon #sculptures #Athens #Greece #repatriation #reunification #return #culturalheritage #heritage
Parthenon Marbles May Return to Greece in Exchange Deal With UK

Parthenon Marbles May Return to Greece in Exchange Deal With UK

The British Museum and the Acropolis Museum in Athens are closing in on an agreement that would see the Parthenon Marbles returned over time to Greece as part of a cultural exchange, ending a feud...

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'Pope Francis orders return to Greece of Parthenon sculptures held in Vatican' #Acropolis #Pathenon #sculptures #Athens #Greece #repatriation #reunification #return #culturalheritage #heritage reuters.com/world/europe/pop…
Pope Francis orders return to Greece of Parthenon sculptures held in Vatican

Pope Francis orders return to Greece of Parthenon sculptures held in Vatican

Pope Francis has decided to return to Greece three 2,500-year-old pieces of the Parthenon that have been in the papal collections of the Vatican Museums for more than a century.

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'Lord Elgin paid no British customs tax on Parthenon marbles, letters suggest' theguardian.com/artanddesign… #Acropolis #Parthenon #sculptures
Lord Elgin paid no British customs tax on Parthenon marbles, letters suggest

Lord Elgin paid no British customs tax on Parthenon marbles, letters suggest

Documents from early 19th century show foreign secretary helped Elgin import huge shipments of sculptures

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#Ancient #Olympia: Common Grounds Digitally preserving and restoring Ancient Olympia as it stood over 2,000 years ago unlocked.microsoft.com/ancie… #digital #3D #representation #reconstruction #model #AncientOlympia #Greece
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'[...] while 16% of the British public think the #Parthenon #Sculptures should stay in Britain, 54% think they should be returned. The strongest reason for supporting the return was because they "rightfully belong to #Greece".' bbc.com/news/entertainment-a… #Acropolis #reunification
Elgin Marbles: New body aims to return sculptures to Greece

Elgin Marbles: New body aims to return sculptures to Greece

Conservative parliamentarians join an organisation campaigning to return the sculptures to Greece.

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17 Νοεμβρίου 1973 - Οι νεκροί του Πολυτεχνείου el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D…

Νεκροί του Πολυτεχνείου - Βικιπαίδεια

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What It’s Like To Be Bullied youtube.com/watch?v=hQ6Yxh-4… #StopBullying
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Together against school bullying (long version)

Together against school bullying (long version)

Bullying in school is a serious issue, affecting one in three stude...

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International day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying en.unesco.org/commemorations… #StopBullying #StopBullying2021
International day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying en.unesco.org/commemorations… #StopBullying
Ποιες περιοχές της Αττικής θα μείνουν εκ περιτροπής χωρίς ρεύμα - συμβουλές προς τους πολίτες ertnews.gr/eidiseis/ellada/d…
- 'Μήνυμα 112 σε όλη τη χώρα: «Αποφεύγουμε άσκοπες μετακινήσεις, υψηλός κίνδυνος πυρκαγιάς»' και - 'Πώς να προστατευτείτε από τον καπνό και τα αιωρούμενα σωματίδια' - cnn.gr/ellada/story/276922/m… και - kathimerini.gr/society/56145…
Μήνυμα 112 σε όλη τη χώρα: «Αποφεύγουμε άσκοπες μετακινήσεις, υψηλός κίνδυνος πυρκαγιάς»

Μήνυμα 112 σε όλη τη χώρα: «Αποφεύγουμε άσκοπες μετακινήσεις, υψηλός κίνδυνος πυρκαγιάς»

Λίγο μετά τις 9 το βράδυ η Πολιτική Προστασία απέστειλε έκτακτο μήνυμα 112 προς όλους τους πολίτες σε όλη τη χώρα να είναι ιδιαίτερα προσεκτικοί, καθώς...

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