Greece to loan Minoan antiquities to British Museum
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Greece has agreed to loan London's British Museum a collection of priceless Minoan-era antiquities for an exhibition to be held by 2009, the Greek culture ministry has said.
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The British Treasury said it would facilitate a sale of the troubled mortgage lender while trying to ensure that taxpayers will not have to pay for the bankâs rescue.
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Greece can expect the return of two ancient masterpieces, including a 4th century BCE gold funerary wreath, under an agreement with California's J. Paul Getty Museum, announced on Monday.Comment
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Greece's island of Rhodes wants to rebuild the famous Colossus - one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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ATHENS -- Many of Greece's most valued ancient statues are wearing chains and padded vests, ready for a rare outing.
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Greek schoolchildren form a human chain around the Acropolis to demand the UK return the Elgin Marbles.
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WEMBLEY, England - For art, they could have gone to the British Museum. For something grand, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace were a train ride away.
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Italy and the Princeton University Art Museum have reached a deal to return some artifacts Rome says were smuggled out of the country, the latest chapter in Italy's campaign to crack down on the illegal antiquities market.
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CAIRO, Egypt -- Egypt might copyright its pharaonic antiquities, from the pyramids to scarab beetles, in an attempt to get paid from the sale of replicas, an official said Thursday.
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Greece's President Constantinos Stefanopoulos will pay a three-day visit to Bulgaria starting Oct.
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The J. Paul Getty Museum announced Monday that it would return to Greece an ancient gold wreath and a marble bust that Greece claims were illegally spirited out of the country.Comment
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Plans are taking shape to set up a museum dedicated to Britain's role in the origins of modern computers.
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A 200-year-old pair of French false teeth go on display for the first time at the British Museum.
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Greek organizations looking for a better way to collect dues and raise money have a new source.
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The J. Paul Getty Museum announced Monday that it would return to Greece an ancient gold wreath and a marble bust that Greece claims were illegally spirited out of the country.
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France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year, French officials said Monday.
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Two ancient Greek artefacts, which were   smuggled out of the country, came home on Thursday as part of   an agreement with the J. Paul Getty Museum.