An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

An ancient bronze griffin's head returns today to the same museum in ancient Olympia from where it was stolen in the 1930s.

The next time you watch the extravaganza that is the modern Olympic Games, consider this: It all started with a simple ...

The art installation is in the historic building that a local group wants to turn into a museum of art, history and culture.

The Archaeological Site The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ancient wonders. Walking through the ruins, ...

Olympia also transported the unidentified remains of a US serviceman to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1921. Now a museum exhibit at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia ...

The head of a griffin from 7th century B.C. is believed to have been taken from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s and later sold on the art market. By Graham Bowley The Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

The cast-bronze sculpture, which has been on display at the entrance to the Met’s Greek and Roman galleries since 1999, was previously in the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in ...