The British Museum and the Acropolis Museum in Athens are close to an agreement that will pave the way for the timely return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece as part of a cultural exchange “.

Citing sources who wished to remain anonymous, Bloomberg editors say that under an agreement that is under development but not yet signed, some of the Marbles could be sent from the British Museum to Athens on a rotational basis. In return, the Acropolis Museum could provide the British Museum with other items, and Britain could also receive plaster casts of the Parthenon sculptures.

However, according to the same publication, the discussions are “difficult” and “the agreement is not finalized yet”, and the logistics of moving the Sculptors from one country to another is particularly difficult as a process.

The agreement between Greece and the UK may be similar to the agreement between Greece and the United States on gradual return to Greece of the private collection of 161 antiquities of the American private citizen Leonard Stern. Recall that according to the mentioned agreement, the entire specific collection of 161 Cycladic antiquities will be exhibited in MET, Metropolitan Museum of New York, until 2033 and then, from 1 January 2034 and every five years, 15 antiques will be returned to Greece each time to be seen in Greek museums..

However, the editors of Bloomberg highlight in their article the “precedents” of the recent Greek-Italian agreement, which led to return of the “fragment of Fagan” from the A. Salinas Museum in Palermo to the Acropolis Museum..

Source: Bloomberg.