Parthenon Galleries

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The Parthenon Galleries are exhibition spaces in the British Museum that house and display the Parthenon sculptures, including many of the renowned Elgin Marbles from ancient Athens.

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Duveen Gallery (Parthenon) 1
Parthenon Galleries canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exhibition space
museum gallery
architecturalStyle museum gallery design
associatedWith Acropolis Museum
Government of Greece
Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin
city London
linked to: London, England
conservationFocus marble sculpture preservation
containsWorkFrom Acropolis of Athens
Parthenon
linked to: the Parthenon
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Parthenon
linked to: the Parthenon

ancient Athens
linked to: Classical Athens
exhibit Classical Greek art
Elgin Marbles
Parthenon frieze
Parthenon metopes
Parthenon pediment sculptures
Parthenon sculptures
ancient Greek sculpture
hasCollectionType archaeological artifacts
architectural sculpture
sculpture
languageOfInformation English
locatedIn British Museum
locatedInArea Bloomsbury
museumSection Duveen Gallery (Parthenon)
linked to: Parthenon Galleries
notableFor controversial acquisition history of sculptures
display of Parthenon marbles
openToPublic true
operatedBy British Museum
ownedBy British Museum
partOf British Museum Greek and Roman Department
linked to: British Museum
partOfExhibition Greek and Roman antiquities display at the British Museum
subjectOf Greece–United Kingdom cultural property dispute
cultural heritage debates
restitution debates
theme Athenian democracy era
Classical Greece
timePeriodOfArt 5th century BC
Classical period of ancient Greece

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British Museum hasPart Parthenon Galleries
Parthenon Galleries museumSection Duveen Gallery (Parthenon)
linked to: Parthenon Galleries