Greek culture minister outraged by fashion show in British Museum featuring sculptures

ATHENS: Greek Minister of Culture and Sports, Lina Mendoni, said on Sunday that the fashion demonstration in front of the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum is an insult to the masterpieces of ancient Greek sculptor and architect Phidias. 

British designer Erdem Moralıoglu presented his collection, inspired by renowned American-born Greek opera singer Maria Callas and her iconic 1953 performance as Medea at Milan's Scala theatre, in front of the Parthenon sculptures as part of London Fashion Week.

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