The 25th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation (ICPRCP), took place in Paris 20-22 May. ICPRCP continues to reaffirm its commitment to the protection of cultural heritage and fight against the illicit trafficking of cultural property. The Draft 25.Com 7 regarding the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles continues to state that the issue remains pending. Four decades plus of tabling this cultural impasse, we continue to hope for a holistic solution in the not too distant future. webcast.unesco.org/events/20…

May 22, 2026 · 4:39 PM UTC

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Replying to @BCRPM
There is no end to this project, however. The Elgin Marbles a well-known story - what the Turks didn't destroy, the British recovered for posterity. That is history! what of Cleopatra's Needle?
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not sure that 'recovered for posterity' or that the story of how they came to be in the British Museum and remain to suit a fragmented narrative rests on history with no future for their reunification..... Cleopatra's Needle was gifted
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