Uproar over fashion show in room housing Parthenon Sculptures
Α model on the runway at Erdem RTW Fall 2024 as part of London Ready to Wear Fashion Week held at the British Museum on Saturday. The fashion show in the Duveen Room, where the Parthenon Sculptures are kept, drew an indignant response in Greece, with Culture Minister Lina Mendoni accusing the British Museum directors of “belittling and insulting not only the monument but also the universal values it transmits,” while reiterating the Greek demand for the return of the marbles to Greece. She told Kathimerini that “the sculptures were used as decorative elements without any connection between the values they represent and the fashion show.” The museum, for its part, stated that its premises are used for the organization of commercial events out of hours, with the collection always remaining a priority.
