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Ancient Greece
Thessaloniki Man Arrested After Found with Protected Religious Antiquities
Police charged a Thessaloniki man with holding a museum's worth of Byzantine-era relics in his home, including church icons, crosses, candlesticks, and a holy chalice. Authorities confiscated the artifacts, which were also discovered in a warehouse belonging to the...
Culture
Majestic Neoclassical Buildings Of Syros, Greece Under Threat
Syros neoclassical buildings are in imminent danger of ruination, as a result of chronically unsuccessful preservation policies.
Lengthy bureaucratic procedures and the lack of restoration funding incentives are posing a threat to over a thousand decaying, privately-owned neoclassical listed buildings...
Greece
Greece to Found New School for Construction of Iconic Kaiki Boats
The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports is implementing a comprehensive plan for the preservation of Greece's traditional boats, or Kaiki.
Archaeology
Greek Ministry of Culture Responds to Flooding on Acropolis
In a statement released on Friday, the Greek Ministry of Culture responded to outcry over flooding that was reported on the Acropolis on Thursday after torrential rains battered Athens.
Social media users argued that the controversial new cement paths constructed...
Ancient Greece
Ministry of Culture Markets Facemasks With Patterns Inspired by Ancient Greece
Acknowledging the current need for their widespread use, The Greek Ministry of Culture is now marketing fabric facemasks inspired by Ancient Greece so that citizens can stay protected from Covid-19 -- while promoting Greek history.
The masks, with patterns featuring...
Art
Greece to Restore Historic Home of National Poet Kostis Palamas
After many years of neglect and dilapidation, the historic home of poet Kostis Palamas in Athens is given a lifeline by the Greek Ministry of Culture.
According to a decision on Tuesday, the poet's historic home, located in Plaka, will...
Archaeology
Free Full Moon Events Commence Around Greece on August 17
A series of events are planned in sites and museums throughout the country on five nights around the August full moon, which falls on August 18.
The ministry of culture is opening 116 monuments, sites and museums, free of charge,...
Culture
Greek Culture Ministry Organizes Events for August Full Moon
The August full moon is considered one of the most magical nights of the year. Once again this year the Greek Ministry of Culture has organized various events to celebrate this day, under the best of circumstances.
Numerous events will...
Archaeology
Technology Casts Light on Methoni Sunken Town and Sapienza Island Shipwrecks
Technological advances used in the bay of Methoni, southwest Greece, and the northern coast of nearby island Sapienza have revealed more details about the geological features of the seabed and supplied further details about two of the known shipwrecks...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Coin to Be Sent Back to Greece from Switzerland
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Wednesday that the Greek state will receive a 6th century BC Greek silver octadrachm coin that had been illegally smuggled into Switzerland from Greece.
The coin, according to the Culture Ministry, hails from the ancient area of Visaltia, located in...