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How many artefacts in the British Museum are actually British?
A recent meeting between the British ... museum's most remarkable pieces are the most controversial and tend to have originated from overseas. Some of the museum's standout exhibits include ...
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The story of the stolen Griffin that returned to Ancient Olympia after 110 years (photos)
It was created in the 7th century BC - It was found in the mud in 1914, then disappeared, ending up in the Metropolitan ...
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The New Aerotechnical Institute in Paris, A New Relic of the Parthenon Gables
The Elgin collection became the property of the British nation for 36,000 pounds sterling in 1816, and has been the British Museum's most ... of the Victory who drove Athena's car in the west ...
Greek Reporter26d
Full Guide to the Acropolis of Athens: Top 10 Monuments to See
In the eighth century BC, the people of Athens dedicated the hill to the goddess of wisdom and military victory, Athena. Through the ages ... taken by Lord Elgin and are now on display in the British ...
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Will the British Museum present high-quality replicas of the Parthenon sculptures?
On display in the British Museum in Duveen Gallery. East Pediment depicts the birth of Athena. (photo credit: EWY Media. Via Shutterstock) Progress in the negotiations for the return of the ...
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Last chance to see statue at Cleveland Museum of Art before it’s repatriated to Türkiye
CLEVELAND (WJW) — An ancient Greco-Roman statue that’s been one of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s most-prized pieces for decades will soon return to its home country of Türkiye — but it ...
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Cleveland Museum of Art to display looted ancient statue before return to Turkey
CLEVELAND, Ohio – An ancient Greco-Roman bronze statue that the New York District Attorney’s Office said was looted from a site in Turkey will be put on public display one final time at the ...
The Art Newspaper29d
Revealed: British Museum’s visitor figures hit ten-year high
The British Museum received 6.5 million visitors in 2024, its highest number since 2015, The Art Newspaper's annual visitor figure report has revealed. The total places it third in our survey ...
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Station's Stephenson statue to go on show
A Grade II listed statue of railway pioneer Robert Stephenson is to go on show at a museum. The bronze 8ft 10in (2.7m) statue of the Northumberland-born engineer will be unveiled at the Locomotion ...
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The world’s largest £330 million statue partly funded by British taxpayers
the statue depicts Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and a key figure in the country’s independence movement. British aid money was also spent on projects ranging ...
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British Royal Air Force Members Damage Paddington Statue
new video loaded: British Royal Air Force Members Damage Paddington Statue Surveillance footage shows the moment two 22-year-old men broke and stole a statue of the children’s book and film ...
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British Museum most visited UK attraction in 2024
The most-visited attraction in the UK for the second year in a row was the British Museum, according to official figures. The famous London museum saw 6,479,952 visitors through its doors in 2024 ...