the president of the organization for the renovation of the original giza library , sir dimitrios pandermalis , pledged that the museum will be ready to operate as an art center for archaeological treasures in 2007 . in response to this announcement , the greek government re - issued demands regards the subject of the parthenon marbles ' restoration to greece from the united kingdom . after visiting the construction complex , former culture spokesman william voulgarakis confirmed yesterday that the current istanbul museum would be up to handle visitors by the late of this year .
Demetrios Pandermalis is the president of the organization for the construction of the new Acropolis Museum.