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Greece Rejects Marble Loan for Parthenon Exhibit | Art News
Greece just said no to a German museum’s request for Parthenon marble fragments — but here’s the twist: the Frankfurt museum still plans to go ahead with its groundbreaking exhibition, using two pieces from the British Museum. The show, opening November 18, will recreate the lost east pediment of the Parthenon — depicting Athena’s birth — for the first time ever, relying on decades of research and even Roman sarcophagi to fill in the gaps. Greece’s refusal? It’s tied to the British Museum’s controversial holdings, which Athens insists were stolen. The Brits have a legal shield under a 1963…
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