The New Acropolis Museum will display some of the remaining original frieze along with plaster replicas of the Elgin Marbles. In a design masterstroke, the glass-enclosed top floor is turned at a ...

taken to England by Lord Elgin in 1806. The remaining five caryatids, which supported the portico of the temple, are held in the Acropolis Museum of Athens. Photograph by British Museum/Scala ...

The neglected marble quarries of Paros which centuries ago produced most of the sculptural masterpieces of ancient Greece are ...

Meanwhile, Tiffany Jenkins, the author of Keeping Their Marbles: How the Treasures of the Past Ended up in Museums and Why ...

The Acropolis Museum, which also houses the Parthenon Marbles, has been one of the most visited museums across the globe for ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...

given an interview to Greek media defending the British Museum’s ownership of a collection of sculptures that Lord Elgin’s team of artists and artisans had taken from the Athenian Acropolis in ...