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The National Museum of Rome is hosting an exhibition about modern Greek engravers entitled "Greek Engraving at the Diocletian Baths." It is organized under the auspices of both the Greek Embassy in Rome and the Italian Ministry of Culture. At...

Yiannis Papadopoulos: "Boy Eating the Bird's Food" 47th Czech international Karlovy Vary film festival honored one of the most eminent actors of the new generation of Greek cinema. Yiannis Papadopoulos won a distinction for his role in the film "Boy Eating...

The International Black & White Spider Awards, celebrating their seventh year, honored on June 9th amateur and professional photographers all over the world who take black and white pictures. A Greek photographer named Nicolas Lotsos was among the 2012...

Greek-Australian renowned artist Kaliopy is demonstrating her work until 22 July at the 69 Street Smith  Gallery in Melbourne. The exhibition entitled "Three Men and a Red Head" showcases a diverse style of art and stories. This event, curated by...

The Greek economy has been suffering under the burden of piling debt to international creditors and austerity measures from the EU/IMF/ECB for the past five years, leaving its people with almost nothing new to start with. Taxation is increasing,...

The Pontian Community of Melbourne and Victoria celebrated its 20th anniversary with a dinner dance event, reports Neos Kosmos. The celebration, which took place on Saturday 30 June, acknowledged the two decades of strong cultural presence of the Pontian community....

The Marie Curie Fellowship Conference was held in Brussels, Flagey on July 3rd. Most of the speakers were former and present Fellows presenting their point of view on innovation, technology, success and creativity in a TED-style event. The majority of...

The 68th National Velouchi Convention, organized by the Evritanian Association of America, was successfully held during June 29 - July 1, 2012 at the Kingston Plantation at Myrtle Beach of South Carolina. The mayor of Karpenisi, Kostas Bakoyiannis, attended...

A concert to support children in Greece has been organized by the Hellenic Women’s Cultural Association (ESTIA) , in cooperation with AHEPAin Melbourne, for Sunday July 15. AHEPA is asking that the Greek community support his effort in order to provide...

On July 3rd, the Hellenic Centre in London inaugurates an exhibition of rare photographs from the archives of the Benaki and National Historical Museums of Athens depicting the very first Modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896. Entitled "The...

This year's Toronto Greek Film Retrospective takes place July 12-15 at the Danforth Music Hall, and will honor the late Theo Angelopoulos. Described by organizers as "a series of free screenings to celebrate Greek cinema via an eclectic mix...

The Australian public will be given the opportunity to hear about the mysteries of the ancient world, with Greek-Cypriot Dr. George Georgiou delivering a number of lectures on Cypriot archaeology in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne next week in the...

Sofia Dourvari is a Greek fashion designer that has launched Sofia Couture, a luxury clothing company based and inspired by her Greek roots. On July 1st, Sofia will present her first fashion show at Manchester's Palace Hotel. The Greek fashion...

An Athens summer cinema called Ciné Attikon will be renamed "Theodoros Angelopoulos," to honor the internationally distinguished work of Greek filmmaker Angelopoulos who died in 2011 in a street accident during the shooting of his last film. The renaming ceremony will...

His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa is expected to pay a visit to the Arkalochori of Crete on July 3-4, 2012. He is deeply attached to that particular village on Crete, as he...