The "Nostoi" exhibition in the New Akropolis Museum already includes a fragment from the Parthenon frieze that has been returned from Palermo. Later this month two further fragments at present in the collections of the Vatican will be handed over (Associated Press).
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
More of the Parthenon Sculptures to Return to Greece
The "Nostoi" exhibition in the New Akropolis Museum already includes a fragment from the Parthenon frieze that has been returned from Palermo. Later this month two further fragments at present in the collections of the Vatican will be handed over (Associated Press).
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