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Culture
Renovated Greek National Gallery Ready to Welcome Foreign Leaders
The National Gallery of Greece is almost ready to open its gates on the occasion of the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence.
Archaeology
Greece to Lend Artifacts to Foreign Museums for Up to 50 Years
The Greek Parliament is to vote on a bill which paves the way for the lending of Greek ancient and modern artifacts to foreign museums.
Archaeology
''Europa Nostra'' Group Demands Preservation of Thessaloniki Metro Antiquities
The reaction against the recent decision by Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAΣ) to temporarily remove the spectacular archaeological finds from Venizelos station in Thessaloniki's new Metro system is intensifying.
This time, the well-respected European ''Europa Nostra'' Federation for Cultural Heritage...
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Hundreds of Greek Artifacts to Be Exhibited in Korea for the First Time
South Korea's capital city of Seoul will receive for very the first time, hundreds of artifacts from ancient Greece for a unique exhibition which will open on Wednesday, June 5.
The exhibition, called ''The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great''...
Archaeology
Ancient Trikala Settlement Reveals Amazing Bronze Age Artifacts
The last five years of archaeological research and excavation in central Greece's Petroto village, near the Trikala area, has unearthed a major settlement that dates back to the late Bronze Age.
The archaeologists, led by Maria Vaiopoulou, the Karditsa Ephorate of...
Archaeology
Antikythera Wreck Artifacts Travel to China for Beijing Exhibition
Greece's archaeological council has approved an exhibition of the Antikythera wreck artifacts in Beijing's Palace Museum, located the Forbidden City section of the Chinese capital.
The exhibition of more than 300 artifacts, including statues, coins and vases will be held between...
Archaeology
Turkey Seizes 26,456 Smuggled Artifacts Dating Back to Ancient Civilizations
Turkish police have seized tens of thousands of artifacts dating back to Anatolian, Greek and Egyptian civilizations, in its largest operation to combat smuggling of ancient treasures, in the past week.
In the operation, dubbed "Zeus" and spanning four cities;...
Archaeology
Greece Sends 20 Artifacts for Getty Exhibition 'Egypt-Greece-Rome: Cultures in Contact' in LA
An exhibition on Egypt's culture and its influence on the Greek and Roman culture will be held from March 27 to September 9, 2018 at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, USA. The largest museums of the world will...