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Santorini Arts Factory Aims to Boost Island's Culture

The Santorini Arts Factory aspires to become one of the main cores of cultural action in Santorini and in the wider region of  the South Aegean, Greece. The SAF is prioritizing the island and its inhabitants by providing immediate access...

Israel: Radio Show Dedicated to Greece

Every Friday at 4 pm, 700,000-800,000 Israelis listen to the radio show Yaron Enosh, “Voice of Israel” which has been on air for 20 years. His show is one of the most popular in Israel and is almost entirely dedicated...

Maria Menounos ‘Greeks Out’ in Perez Hilton Interview

Maria Menounos put her Greekness to the test when she sat down for an interview with PerezHilton.com. The Greek-American television personality, who recently launched her own reality show, "Chasing Maria Menounos," on Oxygen, took part in a "Greeking Out" quiz...

Trikala Prison To Be Turned into Tsitsanis Museum

The main building of the old prison in Trikala, Greece, will be turned into Tsitsanis Museum, according to Kostas Agorastos, Thessaly's regional governor. Greek media report the budget for the project is 2.8 million euros and will be 85% co-financed by the...

Italy: International Day for the Greek Language

The Federation of Greek Communities and Brotherhoods of Italy (FCCEI) is collecting signatures for the introduction of an international day dedicated to Greek language and Greek culture. “The time has come to support the Greek language, particularly in places where...

What is the Most Well Known Greek Hand Gesture?

Every nation has a different language, expressions and idioms, but a very essential part of communicating with people is the rich “vocabulary” of gestures that is present in every culture. Gestures usually depend on circumstances and emotions and they...

Samaras: 33 Greek Museums To Open 8-8 During Summer

“I would like to announce today an initiative that was a personal goal of mine since I was Minister of Culture and I want to thank the current minister for continuing this initiative. I'm talking about something that should...

Hellenic Foundation of Culture Operations Suspended Worldwide

The Hellenic Foundation for Culture Board of Directors announced yesterday that they would temporarily suspend all operations of the foundation’s 13 annexes from around the world. With an urgent letter they informed the heads of all the annex offices...

Famous Chilean Professor on Greek Culture

  The famous Chilean professor, Miguel Castillo Didier in a recent interview talked about the importance of Greek culture. Didier stated that Greece, although it is a small country has given the world important poets and writers such as Kazantakis, Seferis,...

AHEPA’s 59th National Convention Takes Place

The works of the 59th National Convention of AHEPA Australia are complete. The Convention was held at the Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast, Queensland, with participants from around the country and in the presence of many officials...