Marbles Reunited
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Marbles Reunited : Friends of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles is a campaign group, governed by charter & funded by donations from members and supporters, affiliated to the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles
which lobbies and raises awareness about the case for the return of the Parthenon (Elgin)
marbles to Athens
, Greece
.
Prior to 2006, the campaign was known as Parthenon 2004.
The campaign is based in London
and were set up in 2001 by Richard Allan
, Liberal Democrats Member of Parliament
for Sheffield Hallam and Archaeologist.
The other original members of the Committee were:
Current committee members include:
Marbles Reunited has created publicity through various events the need to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures. In 2009 Edward O'Hara set out an EDM (Early Day Motion) to lobby members of Parliament.
'That this House notes the forthcoming opening of the new Acropolis Museum in Athens in the spring of 2009; congratulates the Greek government on the completion of a truly world-class new home for the treasures of the Acropolis hill; recognises the unique beauty of the top floor gallery of the museum, built to the same size and orientation as the Parthenon itself and designed specifically for the display of the surviving Parthenon sculptures as an artistic unit and in the best possible location and light with the Parthenon itself in full simultaneous view; regrets the fact that for as long as the surviving Parthenon sculptures are kept separately in the British Museum and in Greece they cannot be viewed in this optimum context; and calls on the Government to encourage and facilitate the opening of discussions between the British Museum and the Greek authorities with the purpose of the reunification of the Parthenon sculptures in Athens with responsibility for their display, curation and study being shared between the British Museum and the new Acropolis Museum in accordance with the best contemporary museum practice.'
In 2008, Marbles Reunited joined the International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures
Members of the campaign often collectively refer to themselves (or other supportive campaigners) as Marbalistas
British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles
The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles is a group of British people who support the return of the Parthenon marbles to Athens, Greece....
which lobbies and raises awareness about the case for the return of the Parthenon (Elgin)
Elgin Marbles
The Parthenon Marbles, forming a part of the collection known as the Elgin Marbles , are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures , inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens...
marbles to Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Prior to 2006, the campaign was known as Parthenon 2004.
The campaign is based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and were set up in 2001 by Richard Allan
Richard Allan
Richard Beecroft Allan, Baron Allan of Hallam was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam from the general election of Thursday 2 May 1997 until the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April 2005...
, Liberal Democrats Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Sheffield Hallam and Archaeologist.
The other original members of the Committee were:
- Ms Nicky Artemi, campaign manager
- Mr Peter DerowPeter DerowPeter Sidney Derow , MA, PhD was Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford and University Lecturer in Ancient History from 1977 to 2006...
, ancient historian - Mr David HillDavid Hill (businessman)David Hill is a British-born Australian businessman who has held a number of high profile senior positions with public authorities in Australia. He is also a writer....
, Australians for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures - Ms Clare Makepeace, Parliamentary researcher
- Mr Christopher MilesChristopher MilesChristopher Miles was born in London, England, the eldest of four children to ‘Wren’, a councilor, and John Miles, a consulting engineer, whose family had been in the steel industry for several generations...
, film director - Mr Jerome Monahan, educationalist and journalist
- Mr Edward O'HaraEdward O'HaraEdward O'Hara is a British Labour Party politician who became the Member of Parliament for Knowsley South following the death of Sean Hughes. He held the seat from 1990 until 2010 when the constituency was abolished. During this period his seat was considered the safest Labour seat in the country...
, LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
member of Parliament for Knowsley South - Mr William G. StewartWilliam G. StewartWilliam Gladstone Stewart is an English television producer and director of comedy and game shows, now best known as the former presenter of the Channel 4 quiz show Fifteen to One.-Career:...
, broadcaster - Mr Matthew Taylor, architect
- Mr Geoffrey White, barrister
- Mr Malcolm Wright, internet consultant
Current committee members include:
- Honorary President - Mr Edward O'HaraEdward O'HaraEdward O'Hara is a British Labour Party politician who became the Member of Parliament for Knowsley South following the death of Sean Hughes. He held the seat from 1990 until 2010 when the constituency was abolished. During this period his seat was considered the safest Labour seat in the country...
, LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
member of Parliament for Knowsley South - Chair - Mr Andrew George, Liberal DemocratLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
member of Parliament for St IvesSt Ives (UK Parliament constituency)St. Ives is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:... - Secretary - Mr Lazaros Fillippidis, evacuation modelling consultant
- Treasurer - Mr Matthew Taylor, architect
- Mr David HillDavid Hill (businessman)David Hill is a British-born Australian businessman who has held a number of high profile senior positions with public authorities in Australia. He is also a writer....
businessman, chair of Australians for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures - Mr Christopher MilesChristopher MilesChristopher Miles was born in London, England, the eldest of four children to ‘Wren’, a councilor, and John Miles, a consulting engineer, whose family had been in the steel industry for several generations...
, film director - Mrs Suzannah Ritch, communications consultant
- Mr William G. StewartWilliam G. StewartWilliam Gladstone Stewart is an English television producer and director of comedy and game shows, now best known as the former presenter of the Channel 4 quiz show Fifteen to One.-Career:...
, broadcaster - Mr Christopher StockdaleChristopher StockdaleChristopher James Stockdale is a former English cricketer. Stockdale was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland and grew up in Penrith, Cumberland....
, doctor - Mr Dimos Vlachos, foreign exchange administrator
- Mr Malcolm Wright, internet consultant
Marbles Reunited has created publicity through various events the need to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures. In 2009 Edward O'Hara set out an EDM (Early Day Motion) to lobby members of Parliament.
'That this House notes the forthcoming opening of the new Acropolis Museum in Athens in the spring of 2009; congratulates the Greek government on the completion of a truly world-class new home for the treasures of the Acropolis hill; recognises the unique beauty of the top floor gallery of the museum, built to the same size and orientation as the Parthenon itself and designed specifically for the display of the surviving Parthenon sculptures as an artistic unit and in the best possible location and light with the Parthenon itself in full simultaneous view; regrets the fact that for as long as the surviving Parthenon sculptures are kept separately in the British Museum and in Greece they cannot be viewed in this optimum context; and calls on the Government to encourage and facilitate the opening of discussions between the British Museum and the Greek authorities with the purpose of the reunification of the Parthenon sculptures in Athens with responsibility for their display, curation and study being shared between the British Museum and the new Acropolis Museum in accordance with the best contemporary museum practice.'
In 2008, Marbles Reunited joined the International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures
International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures
The International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures is a campaign group, which joins together various organizations around the world whose primary aim is to bring about the reunification of all the surviving Parthenon Sculptures to Athens, Greece.The Association was...
Members of the campaign often collectively refer to themselves (or other supportive campaigners) as Marbalistas