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In September 2025, the Greek non-profit organisation Debate House hosted a public debate between four archaeologists and lawyers, two of which argued for the return of the marbles and two for their retention in the British Museum.
This misstates the debate lineup. Debate House’s own event page lists five speakers, with three arguing for return and two against—not a four-person debate split 2–2.
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Debate House’s official page for the event contradicts this description.
It identifies five participants in total:
- For the Return: Lord Vaizey, Dr. Eirini Stamatoudi, and Dr. Anna Korkas
- Against the Return: Dr. Mario Trabucco della Torretta and Dr. Dominic Selwood
So the event was not “between four archaeologists and lawyers,” and it was not a debate where “two ... argued for the return ... and two for their retention.” The official lineup was 3 speakers for return vs. 2 against.
A contemporaneous Kathimerini preview of the event also described the sides this way, naming Anna Korkas alongside Vaizey and Stamatoudi on the pro-return side, with Selwood and Trabucco della Torretta opposing them.
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- The Return of the Parthenon Marbles: Who Owns the History? - DEBATE HOUSE
For the Return: Lord Vaizey ... Dr. Eirini Stamatoudi ... Dr. Anna Korkas ... Against the Return: Dr. Mario Trabucco della Torretta ... Dr. Dominic Selwood.
- The Parthenon Marbles return to debate | eKathimerini.com
Opposing them will be Dominic Selwood ... alongside Dr Mario Trabucco della Torretta ... [while the other side includes] Anna Korkas ... together with Vaizey and Stamatoudi.
The British Museum receives about 6 million visitors per year as opposed to 1.5 million visitors to the Acropolis Museum.
This visitor comparison is outdated. Official figures show the Acropolis Museum drew about 1.99 million visitors in 2024, not 1.5 million.
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The sentence understates Acropolis Museum attendance.
- The British Museum’s own 2023–24 annual report says it welcomed 6.2 million visitors in London, so the “about 6 million” part is broadly in range.
- But the Acropolis Museum figure is not current: Greece’s official statistics authority (ELSTAT) reports 1,994,279 Acropolis Museum visitors in 2024.
That means the comparison in the article is materially inaccurate as written. A current comparison would be roughly 6.2 million vs. 2.0 million, not 6.0 million vs. 1.5 million.
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- The British Museum Report and Accounts 2023-24
It’s a credit to everyone who works so hard at the British Museum that we were this year’s number one visitor attraction in the UK, welcoming 6.2m visitors through the doors in London.
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Museums and Archaeological Sites Attendance
Acropolis Museum(2) 1,900,950 1,994,279 ... 2023 2024