British Committee (BCRPM)
@BCRPM
Founded in 1983, BCRPM are a group of British people who having considered the case for the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, strongly support it.
strong belief - the surviving and fragmented sculptures from the Parthenon deserve to be reunited in the #ParthenonGallery of the #AcropolisMuseum, where they can be viewed in context and with direct views to the Parthenon #greece2021
Northern Ireland’s First Minister @moneillsfhas become the latest senior UK political figure to call for the return of the #ParthenonMarbles to #Greece, interview by @iandritsopoulos for @ta_nea. linkedin.com/pulse/northern… Wales' @Eluned_Morgan supports the reunification too,…
The Broomhall Estate’s commercialisation of its land sits in stark contrast with its inaction on community heritage. Piers and harbours site decaying like a mouth of rotten teeth. Legacy.
" In a time of such turmoil in the world, why not show an immense gesture of friendship to one of our oldest and most beloved friends, Greece. " @VicHislop , author and member of BCRPM parthenonuk.com/latest-news/10… #reunitetheparthenonmarbles #timeisnow #TellTheStory
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Greece has been named Best European Destination at the Telegraph Travel Awards 2025. This prestigious award, voted for by 20,000 readers, highlights Greece's "rich" victory due to its natural beauty and cultural heritage.
Section 2: Elgin lied to the Select Committee tomminogue.com/tom/?p=605 via @MinogueTom
Aberfeldy Watermill Bookshop, Gallery & Cafe is a three-storey former oatmeal mill in the picturesque Highland Perthshire town of Aberfeldy. The Watermill was opened in 2005 by Michael Palin themichaelpalin.com, in 2009 awarded UK Independent Bookshop of the Year and in…
Thank you for the amazing spread @MajestyMagazine You can hear more about the Duke of Kent’s tragic personal loss and life of commemoration ⬇️ 5 August @thewatermill 28 Sept @HerefordFest
if you haven't read it yet, you need to pick up a copy👇
📣📣Monumentally excited that LEST WE FORGET will be published this April with @HarperNorthUK The human stories and history behind 100 British monuments to war and peace. bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d…
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Ancient Greek clay aryballos (perfume flask) in the shape of an owl, c. 640 BC 🦉❤️ The Louvre, Paris 📷 by me #OwlishMonday #Archaeology
Ravenna mosaics in London u til 5 September. Check out the Italian cultural institute!
I would like this, please:
Gold signet ring featuring an owl with extended wings and a crescent moon motif, crafted in England between the 15th and early 16th century AD (early Tudor period). Findspot: Norfolk. Collection: British Museum.
Couldn't let Wendy Cope's 80th birthday pass without posting this absolute knock-out punch of a poem.
Musician that ‘dares to dream’ cyprus-mail.com/2025/07/17/mus…
"The magnificent coherence of one of the greatest works of art incredibly still in existence is, as art and in its meaning as a unit, denied and destroyed. The frieze that survived invasions, conquests, the desecration by Christian and Muslim religious regimes, 300 years of rule…
Friday’s #MandelaDay is an opportunity to honour Mandela's commitment to freedom, justice & equality. Each of us can learn from & be inspired by Nelson Mandela’s legacy, and take action to achieve a better future for all people. un.org/en/events/mand…
Nelson Mandela showed how one person can transform oppression, struggle & subjugation into reconciliation, social justice & unity. Change starts not in capitals, but in communities. On #MandelaDay, let's remember that the power to end poverty & inequality is in all our hands.
'The case for amending the existing legislation to allow national museums to return permanently certain artifacts to their country of origin on a case-by-case basis.' The Earl of Clancarty @UKHouseofLords Baroness Twycross: "The Parthenon sculptures were lawfully acquired and…
Time to get the facts right @trussliz & @Nigel_Farage "Returning the Parthenon marbles to Greece is not a surrender of Britain’s national culture. On the contrary: it is rooted in a British tradition that wins hearts and minds around the world, the principle of fair play. It is…
If you haven't voted yet, please do so! parthenonuk.com/latest-news/10… #reunitetheparthenonmarbles #theindependent #readerpoll
Current undergrads are as smart as past undergrads in my experience. But they are subject to unprecedented pressures not to treat academic excellence as the basic point of university study. A good maxim in academic life is never to blame the students, better look to ourselves.
This is not the case with almost all my philosophy undergrads, who are smart and hard working student. They typically read lengthy complex texts and are prepared to discuss them in class. Sure there are outliers but for the most part they read and read well.
I have some new followers, so thought I might mention that this book is now out, has had positive reviews in TLS, The Spectator, and The Wall Street Journal, and I think would be a good summer read, if I do say so myself: pauldrybooks.com/products/friez…