
Simone Leigh’s ‘Anatomy of Architecture’ opens at the Agora of the SNFCC
The exhibition, which will run until October 31, is made possible through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
The exhibition, which will run until October 31, is made possible through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
The return marks a significant step in Greece’s 40-year campaign to reclaim the Elgin Marbles, a collection of Parthenon sculptures taken by British diplomat Lord Elgin in the early 19th century, currently housed in the British Museum.
Professor Nikolaos Stampolidis delivers keynote lectures and joins the international panel on cultural repatriation.
The exhibition will then be transferred to Santorini to inaugurate the recently renovated museum, opening on June 13, 2025.
Victoria Hislop, the renowned author and Greece enthusiast, who participated in a panel at the conference, added her perspective. “We are talking about a work of art that is in pieces and must be whole. We believe that Keir Starmer is for, not against, this cause, and that gives hope,” she told ERT.
The “Winged Victory of Samothrace,” dating back to around 190 BCE, stands at 3.28 meters tall (5.58 meters with its marble ship’s prow base) and was created to honor the goddess Nike and a naval victory