Greek Bicentennial
Ancient Greece
France Loans Raphael’s School of Athens Masterpiece to Greece
France donates the magnificent tapestry depicting the the School of Athens to Greece to commemorate the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution.
Diaspora
Los Angeles to Illuminate Landmarks for Greek Bicentennial Celebration
The city of Los Angeles will mark Greece's bicentennial on March 25 by illuminating the iconic pylons outside its international airport, LAX.
Greek News
US Cities to Illuminate Landmarks in Greek Colors on March 25
On March 25 bridges around the US will light up in the white and blue of the Greek flag for the Bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence
Australia
Melbourne to Illuminate Landmarks to Commemorate Greek Bicentennial
Some of Melbourne’s top landmarks will be lit up in blue and white to commemorate the declaration of the Greek War of Independence 200 years ago.
Greece
Greece to Honor Haiti in FM’s Visit
Greece will honor Haiti for being the first nation in the world to recognize Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821.
Charity
Leadership 100 Conference Pays Tribute to Greek Bicentennial
The 30th Annual Leadership 100 Conference, held virtually, which ran from February 17-19, 2021, concluded with a resounding musical program last Friday.
Australia
Evzones Exhibit Opens Greek Bicentennial Year in Australia
The Bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence was marked recently with the opening of an exhibition showing the daily lives of Evzones
Diplomacy
Greek President Says US-Greek Relations Will Strengthen in Biden Administration
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou stated on Wednesday that Greek-US cooperation will become even stronger during President Joe Biden's tenure in an event sponsored by the US Embassy on Inauguration Day.
President Sakellaropoulou expressed her certainty that Greek-US relations would strengthen...
Diplomacy
US Celebrates Greece’s Bicentennial with Educational, Cultural Events
The US will celebrate Greece's Bicentennial in 2021 with a series of educational and cultural events to mark 200 years of friendship and amity between the two nations, according to the US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt.
The celebration, entitled...
Art
Greek Community of New South Wales Presents Greek Bicentennial Program
Sydney's Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales will present a full slate of events celebrating the bicentennial of modern Greece in 2021. The bicentennial, commemorating Greece's triumphant release from the bonds of centuries of Ottoman rule, will be...