The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (BCRPM) is a group of British people who support the return of the Parthenon (Elgin) marbles to Athens, Greece. Members include Dame Janet Suzman (chairperson)[1] and professors Anthony Snodgrass (honorary president),[2] Paul Cartledge (Vice-Chair),[3] and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill.[4]
Further reading
- Tom Flynn, The Universal Museum (Lulu, 2012)
- Christopher Hitchens, The Parthenon Marbles: A Case for Reunification (with a preface by Nadine Gordimer and essays by Robert Browning and Charalambos Bouras) (Verso, May 2008)
- Dorothy King, The Elgin Marbles (Hutchinson, January 2006)
- Mary Beard, The Parthenon (Profile Books, 2004)
- Jeanette Greenfield The Return of Cultural Treasures (Cambridge University Press 2007)
- Ian Jenkins, The Parthenon Frieze (British Museum Press, 2002)
- William St Clair, Lord Elgin and the Marbles (Oxford University Press, 1998)
- Catharine Titi, The Parthenon Marbles and International Law (Springer, 2023)
See also
References
- ^ Smith, Helena (2022-06-18). "Group of British MPs and peers call for Parthenon marbles to return to Greece". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ Smith, Helena (2022-05-23). "Greece rebuts British Museum claim Parthenon marbles were 'removed from rubble'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Cartledge, Paul (2023-06-11). "Elgin, Byron, and those marbles revisited". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Marmi del Partenone: tra qualche anno Londra non avrà più scelta". Il Giornale dell'arte (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
External links
- Official Web Site
- Acropolis Museum, Athens
- The British Museum Parthenon pages
- The Adair Letter
Organisations that support the cause
- Melina Mercouri Foundation
- Bring Them Back (youtube video)
- Acropolis of Athens
