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The great temple to Athena has emerged from the vicissitudes of earthquakes, war, looting and rebuilding to be caught up in a monumental restitution debate
The Greek prime minister has pledged to repatriate the 2,500-year-old sculptures if re-elected
Acropolis Museum director says the move could pave the way for reunification of works held in London
Move reignites debate over British Museum’s position on sculptures brought to Britain by Lord Elgin
The Art Newspaper sheds light on the dispute, though the end is not yet in sight
Unesco intergovernmental committee is now seeking “a mutually satisfactory resolution to the issue”
The museum, which has been in development since 1976, is finally opening its doors
After it was determined that other means of removal might pose risk to the sculptures, being lifted by air appeared the safest option
The arrangement may be the first step in diffusing the animosity brought about by the Elgin marbles, although a request for their return is expected
This is the first time a piece of the ancient building has returned to Athens
The BBC asks whether Lord Elgin's actions could be justified as the spotlight on the Greeks rekindles the Elgin marbles debate, and Channel 4 programme has dealers weigh in on the state of the art market
Athens are still hopeful that the marbles will be returned, to be be housed in the currently unfinished New Acropolis Museum
The Art Newspaper reviews contemporary scholarship on vase-painting, architectural orders and The Parthenon
The British Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles, Cambridge
The Acropolis museum is under construction, and the design for the permanent exhibition is in preparation
The reconstruction of the Acropolis requires the capital and drum back from Britain to be completed, whilst the rightful custody of the marbles is still in question
The publication is interpreted by William St Clair to be the result of efforts to protect the institution's reputation
Ex-Secretary General of ICOM weighs on on the marbles' status in Britain with an offer of compromise
Attic attitudes
A stop on the Athens metro line has been introduced decorated with imitations of Parthenon friezes, in proximity to the Acropolis Museum's intended site
Twenty years after the government decided to build a new museum to house the sculptures, still no architect has been chosen
After the sculptures' surfaces were damaged in the 1930s due to improper care, the museum has cleaned up its act
St Clair demands greater candour in the fallout of Lord Elgin and the Marbles' third edition, in which it was asserted that over-cleaning had irreparably damaged the marbles
Greeks renew demands for return of sculptures following new allegations that they were irreparably damaged in the Thirties
High levels of pollution in the area are diminishing the marble