The International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures is a campaign group, which joins together various organizations around the world whose primary aim is to bring about the reunification of all the surviving Parthenon Sculptures to Athens, Greece. The Association was founded in November 2005 at a meeting in Athens of twelve national reunification organisations organised by the Greek government.
The founder & current chair of the campaign is David Hill, who is also involved with some of member organizations. At the time of the launch, a declaration was released which encapsulated the common goals of all the members.
The original twelve members of the Association were:
Australians for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures (Australia)
Belgium Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles (Belgium)
Cyprus Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles (Cyprus)
German Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles (Germany)
British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (Great Britain)
Italian Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles (Italy)
International Organizing Committee - New Zealand - for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles (New Zealand)
Russia Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles (Russia)
Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, Serbia (Serbia)
Spain Committee for the Return of the Parthenon Marbles (Spain)
Swedish Parthenon Committee (Sweden)
The American Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, Inc (United States)
Various other organisations joined later bringing the total number of members to seventeen:
Brazilian Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures (Brazil)
Canadian Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles (Canada)
Finnish Committee the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles (Finland)
Marbles Reunited (Great Britain)
Swiss Committee the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles (Switzerland)
The International Association of the Parthenon Sculptures is governed by a charter & only acts based on the unanimous agreement of its members. Each member organisation nominates a delegate from their members to represent them on the committee.
