The British Museum of Parthenon Marble
The British Museum considers the sculptures of the Parthenon an integral part of its collection
The announcement of the British Museum after the meeting of representatives of the Ministries of Culture of Greece and Britain for the sculptures of the Parthenon, in the presence of two representatives of UNESCO, emphasizes that " the commissioners of the British Museum consider the Parthenon Marbles an integral part of the Museum , part of the collection of world cultures exhibited by the Museum, and therefore can not consider the case of returning to Athens all the sculptures of the ParthenonHowever, the British Museum 's statement concludes with the Museum' s commissioners' statement that "it is important to continue the dialogue". "Our Greek colleagues to investigate whether there is a reasonable ground to build a way forward." The Greek Ministry of Culture was represented by Ms. Eleni Korka, Director of the Department of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, and Ms. Irini Stamatoudi, Lawyer, Legal Adviser of the Ministry.
