Culture

The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth will reopen two of its halls which had been closed for refurbishment since 2012, the culture ministry announced on Wednesday, adding Minister Aristidis Baltas will inaugurate the rooms in a ceremony on July...

Forget plate-breaking and showering bouzouki singers with trays of flowers, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released figures on Greek participation in culture and entertainment and showed that few Greeks can afford a good time. The results showed that in...

The Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2016 will begin this year on June 10, with a production of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" at the Herod Atticus Odeon beneath the Acropolis, performed by the National Opera and directed by Enrico Castiglione,...

UN Special Rapporteur for Cultural Rights, Karima Bennoune, stressed that the protection of cultural heritage “is not a luxury item.” Bennoune was addressing an open discussion at the University of Cyprus on Monday entitled ‘using international law to defend the...

Greece's cultural heritage will be showcased with two new museums that promote the country's uniqueness by casting the spotlight on its products. The Chios Mastic Museum is to be launched in June, giving visitors a chance to learn about the...

Τhe "Athens Garden Festival," taking place at the National Gardens, an oasis in the heart of the city, features nine concerts of film scores and songs over three days on June 3-5. Festival organisers -- Athens Art Network and...

The London Greek Film Festival will take place from May 15-21 at Camden’s Theatro Technis in London. This is the festival’s 9th anniversary presenting selected short and feature screenplays, and prides itself on being an independent, alternative, progressive and a...

  The Archaeological Museum of Arta is displaying never-before-seen finds from the region of Arta, northwestern Greece. Excavations in the area, formerly known as Amvrakia, spawned the treasures that are now on temporary display in an exhibition titled "Amvrakia, the...

Dimitris Mitropoulos, an avid traveler, was surprised when he brought his first drone in an effort to explore areas he hoped to visit before heading there by foot. The result was exquisite, and he found that there was an...

The Greek Jewish community is incensed by websites and brochures of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) that showcase the traditional Easter practice known as "Judas burning." The time-honored "scapegoating" ritual burns an effigy of Judas Iscariot to rid the...