Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Aug 29

Michael Gove, once one of the most powerful figures in UK government, serving as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, added with a wry aside: “It would be great not only to have a deal on the Elgin Marbles, but also one on the Rolling Stones as well.”
Seriously?
www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

Britain's cultural ties with Europe and Michael Gove on the Parthenon Marbles

"At a Spectator event in London (Tuesday27/8), I asked Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds, the minister responsible for the UK’s relationship with the E

www.parthenonuk.com

1 1

Reposted by British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles

Athens Archaeology Festival @athensarchfest.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Parthenon today, in front of a beautiful sunrise! 🌅 🏛️ But did you know that this Classical temple for Athena was later converted into a church and then mosque? Join us on Sat 18th October to learn more about its fascinating history!
#athensarchaeologyfestival #aaf2025 #archaeologybluesky #greece

A view of the Parthenon with a sunrise behind

5 10

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Aug 25

"We can’t give things away, but there is nothing preventing us from sharing the collection. I think you have to focus on what’s possible, rather than arguing over what you could try and make happen." Dr Nicholas Cullinan talking to Daniel García López, El País.

www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

Dr Nicholas Cullinan's interview with El País and the British Museum's collection partnerships.

Daniel García López, El País conversation with the British Museum's Director, Dr Nicholas Cullinan. Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum: "We

www.parthenonuk.com

3

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Aug 25

From Athens' museums to the plight of the Parthenon Marbles. Anyone visiting Athens needs to also visit the Acropolis Museum.
www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

#acropolismuseum #athensgreece

From Athens' museums to the plight of the Parthenon Marbles. Anyone visiting Athens needs to also vi

Marialena Perpiraki writes in The Collector:' With more than 70 museums across the city, Athens has been a cultural hub for millennia. Here are seven of th

www.parthenonuk.com

2 7

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Aug 25

Time for a documentary. Time for the reunification of the #ParthenonMarbles and we do need as many visits as possible to: www.imdb.com/title/tt1273...
With thanks to Evdoxia Lymperi, the UK Senior Correspondent for the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) 👇
www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

The Marbles, a documentary by David Wilkinson. An exclusive interview on ERT for the trailer.

Evdoxia Lymperi's exclusive news report aired on the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), which included the world premiere of the official trailer for

www.parthenonuk.com

1 2

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Aug 5

Food for thought - thank you Stuart O'Hara for words and wisdom.

www.parthenonuk.com/news/article...

#reunitetheparthenonmarbles #museums #makingadifference

1 2

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Aug 4

joining this social media platform feels less X and more Twitter, missed twitter!

1 1

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Aug 4

And to read @dominicwexler.bsky.social excellent article: Whose marbles? Britain, Greece, and the Parthenon, www.parthenonuk.com/component/co...

#reunitetheparthenonmarbles #timeisnow #TellTheStory

Whose marbles? Britain, Greece, and the Parthenon

By natural law it is just that no one should be enriched by another's loss or injury.1- Sextus Pomponius, Roman Jurist.2 At Aôthen, through our

www.parthenonuk.com

2 3

Reposted by British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles

Dominic Wexler @dominicwexler.bsky.social · Aug 2

Happy to discover the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social is on Bluesky! Can't believe I didn't search earlier.

It's about time I started writing again to raise awareness and combat anti-reunification propaganda.

We can't let the new Verres win.

1 1 2

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 22

"My belief is that TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE." Victoria Hislop, author and BCRPM member speaking at Portcullis House last week.

www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

#reunitetheparthenonmarbles #timeisnow #tellthestory

Closing the Elgin Chapter, Portcullis House Event with Stephen Fry.

On Wednesday 16 July, an event was organised by Andrew George, the Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives. The event was entitled 'Closing the Elgin Chapter.' At

www.parthenonuk.com

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 21

Seemingly social media posts played a role in determining the final result. With the 'No' side ultimately prevailed and the tone of what was written, speaks for itself.

www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/... @the-independent.com

The Independent 'poll'

RE: the recent “Poll” conducted by The Independent newspaper asking readers whether the Parthenon Marbles should 1) Yes - they were never ours to keep or

www.parthenonuk.com

1 1

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 21

thank you Tanya, delighted you enjoyed your visit to the Acropolis Museum - here's hoping that we can all see the sculptures reunited someday!

1 1 1

Reposted by British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles

Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · Jul 19

visited Acropolis museum last year, modern, amazing, breathtaking! explained their history, background & who stole them. Marbles are in excellent display condition there with gaps for the stolen pieces eventual return. Absolutely no excuse for not returning them to their rightful home!

1 2 2

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 18

"....amending the existing legislation in a narrow way to allow our national museums to return permanently certain artifacts to their country of origin on a case-by-case basis." The Earl of Clancarty ‪@houseoflords.parliament.uk‬

www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

Parthenon Sculptures: Return Volume 847: debated on Wednesday 16 July 2025, House of Lords

The Earl of Clancarty My Lords, there is a case for amending the existing legislation in a narrow way to allow our national museums to return permanently

www.parthenonuk.com

1

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 18

"My initial reaction to the letter signed by Liz Truss and Co I have already commented upon thus: it is an intervention met with a certain wry amusement by the BCRPM." Janet Suzman, DBE, Chair of BCRPM

www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

BCRPM suggest anti-reunification campaigner, get their facts right

My initial reaction to the letter signed by Liz Truss and Co I have already commented upon thus: it is an intervention met with a certain wry amusement by

www.parthenonuk.com

2

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 18

Reasons not to reunite the #ParthenonMarbles become part of the cultural rational of The Great British PAC.
www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...
"Question why UK’s national museums remain unable to make permanent returns of stolen cultural objects on a case-by-case basis." @profdanhicks.bsky.social‬

A hard-right lobby group, the Great British Pac, calls for an end to any negotiations to return the

"A letter, exclusively obtained by Sky News, suggests legal action could be taken to prevent the UK government and British Museum from future negotiations

www.parthenonuk.com

2 1 3

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 15

Stone of Destiny, John Major, the Parthenon Marbles and restitution in the 90's

www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

#reunitetheparthenonmarbles #BCRPM

Stone of Destiny, John Major, the Parthenon Marbles and restitution in the 90's

'The return of the Stone of Destiny to Scotland would herald a spate of restitution claims, civil servants warned in the 1990s, as they criticised John Maj

www.parthenonuk.com

3

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 1

Tom Flynn argues and rightly so that t is a case of legitimacy rather than legality - moral pressure on UK government @houseofcommons.parliament.uk , @houseoflords.parliament.uk and the British Museum to reunite the #ParthenonMarbles, @unesco.org

#reunitetheparthenonmarbles #BCRPM #TomFlynn

1

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 1

Swiss Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, Comité Suisse pour le Retour des Marbres du Parthénon, created
'Yearning for Aegean Light - Parthenon Marbles', which is on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAA4...
Speaking in 2013, the then Chair of the Swiss Committee, Prof Sidjanski

1 1

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 1

Bernard Tschumi, renown architect of the #AcropolisMuseum, which officially opened in June 2009, speaking on this segment about the unique case that underlines the campaign for the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles!

#architecture #museums #acropolismuseum #bernardtschumi

1 1

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 1

Prof Godart speaking here, emphasising how the Parthenon sculptures represent world culture at its very height.
Film was produced in 2013 by the Swiss Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.
www.youtube.com/@comitesuiss...

#tellthestory #timesisnow #reunitetheparthenonmarbles

1 1

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jul 1

devastating

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jun 28

“Archaic elites: Warriors and princesses”, a new exhibition at the Acropolis Museum

29 June – 19 October 2025

Ancient Eleutherna: this city, this place it’s a myth. Professor Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis

www.parthenonuk.com/news/article...

#acropolismuseum #ancienteleutherna #museums

“Archaic elites: Warriors and princesses”, a new exhibition at the Acropolis Museum

“Archaic elites: Warriors and princesses” 9th – 5th cent. BC Museum of ancient Eleutherna 29 June – 19 October 2025 Professor Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis

www.parthenonuk.com

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jun 28

"A request for repatriation should not be confused with a request for a loan or a partnership. These are entirely different things."

Catharine Titi, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)

www.parthenonuk.com/news/article...

#museums #internationalaw #repatriation

Museums and the Spoils of Empire: From the Benin Bronzes to Those Marbles Again

Museums and the Spoils of Empire: From the Benin Bronzes to Those Marbles Again Catharine Titi French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) T

www.parthenonuk.com

British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jun 28

Cultural cooperation between Italy & Greece continues, as does Italy's support for the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.

www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

#internationalrelations #greeceanditaly #reunitetheparthenonmarbles

Cultural cooperation between Italy & Greece continues, as does Italy's support for the reunification

'Italy returns 145 Ancient Greek coins and supports the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles' is the headline in Proto Thema. Italy has announced the re

www.parthenonuk.com

1