A Greek odyssey Hellenism and repatriation
Two decades before Greece gained independence from the Ottoman Empire, British diplomat Lord Elgin removed a collection of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens. To mark this year’s bicentenary of the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, curator Kim Tao relates the story of a tireless campaigner for the restitution of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain to Greece.
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Emanuel Comino at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, 2013. All images reproduced courtesy Emanuel John Comino AM
