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The Acropolis Museum is set to participate in the 2024 European Days of Conservation-Restoration with a series of special workshop tours on October 17, 18 and 20.

Titled "From the Ground to the Museum," the event offers visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how ancient artifacts uncovered beneath and around the museum are preserved and displayed.

A rare 6,500-year-old historical artifact, repatriated from the U.S. last year through the Culture and Tourism Ministry's efforts to combat smuggling, is now on display at the Troy Museum as part of the Çanakkale Culture Road Festival.

More than a hundred archaeological sites, historical sites, museums and monuments, across the country will welcome the public under the moonlight on August 19, to mark the August full moon.

Events will take place at over fifty archaeological sites and museums, while as many will remain open to the public with free admission.

The former director of the British Museum has called for sharing the Parthenon Sculptures with Greece and suggested that foreign visitors should pay an entrance fee to view the exhibits in London.

Former interim British Museum director Sir Mark Jones has proposed that the Parthenon Marbles be shared between the UK and Greece. 

Greece's archaeological sites and museums had a very promising start to the year, ticket figures published by the country's statistical authority showed on Tuesday.

According to a recent study conducted by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on cultural activities, Bulgarians are increasingly frequenting museums. The study, which examined the operations of museums, theaters, libraries, cinemas, radio and television program production, and film production, revealed a notable rise in museum visits.

Greece must formally recognize the UK's ownership of the Parthenon Marbles before any loan negotiations can proceed, stated Lucy Frazer, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom, on Wednesday.

Historical artifacts dating back centuries have been secured in position using microcrystalline wax in the Kocaeli Archaeology Museum as a precaution to safeguard them from potential earthquakes and disasters.

French museums are nonetheless studying the origins of some 90,000 African objects in their archives. But the task is 'titanic and exhilarating' because of the lack of sources.