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rogue_corq @rogue_corq@mas.corq.co
· 1w ago
Greek prime minister rejects British Museum suggestion that Bayeux Tapestry exhibition could serve as template for Parthenon Marbles deal https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/25/greek-prime-minister-rejects-british-museum-suggestion-that-bayeux-tapestry-exhibition-could-serve-as-template-for-parthenon-marbles-deal?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MuseumsHeritage #ElginMarbles
Greek prime minister rejects British Museum suggestion that Bayeux Tapestry exhibition could serve as template for Parthenon Marbles deal
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Greek prime minister rejects British Museum suggestion that Bayeux Tapestry exhibition could serve as template for Parthenon Marbles deal

“Nobody would seriously contemplate cutting what survives of the tapestry in two and displaying half in London and half in Bayeux“, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, “Yet that is exactly what happened to the Parthenon sculptures.”

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rogue_corq @rogue_corq@mas.corq.co
· 2mo ago
Name of ancient Maya astronomer-mathematician deciphered for the first time https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/13/name-of-ancient-maya-astronomer-mathematician-deciphered-for-the-first-time?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Archaeology #MuseumsHeritage
Name of ancient Maya astronomer-mathematician deciphered for the first time
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Name of ancient Maya astronomer-mathematician deciphered for the first time

Discovered alongside unique formulas for the movements of the sun and planets, the attribution proves the importance of such work more than 1,000 years ago

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rogue_corq @rogue_corq@mas.corq.co
· 7mo ago
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will return three bronze sculptures to India after provenance review https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/10/smithsonian-national-museum-asian-art-repatriation-india-bronzes?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MuseumsHeritage #SmithsonianInstitution
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will return three bronze sculptures to India after provenance review
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will return three bronze sculptures to India after provenance review

One of the sculptures will remain on long-term display at the Washington, DC, museum

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