The Metro-owned Parthenon art museum will return 248 pre-Columbian artifacts, which it has owned for decades, to a museum in Mexico later this summer. Why it matters: There's a growing focus ...

We can only imagine how glorious the Parthenon must have appeared in the ... But classical scholar Jeffrey Hurwit, a professor of art history at the University of Oregon and expert on the ...

Many collections of Parthenon statuary housed in the world ... Lord Elgin sent Lusieri and his team to Athens to sketch ancient works of art, as requested by Harrison. Lusieri was given free ...

The museum’s aim is to eventually reunite the original elements of the Parthenon compositions. With South Metope IV, a left hind leg represents a first step. The Hunt explores art and ancient ...

From Biennale visits to calls for restitution, the late Pope Francis left an indelible mark on contemporary art and cultural ...

But in the 21st century, the Elgin Marbles, as they've long been known, are famous less as art objects than as objects of political controversy. For most people today, the Parthenon sculptures in ...

The most ambitious building program in Greek history, the building of the Parthenon was Pericles' greatest triumph and he oversaw the project personally. Costing 5000 talents in the first year ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

housing models of the statues found in the original structure as well as an impressive art collection. Expect well-kept grounds and a peaceful atmosphere at the Parthenon; an evening visit to see ...

Modeled after the Parthenon in Athens, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the most recognized buildings in Philadelphia. Once you've made it to the top of the "Rocky Stairs," take a breath ...