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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...
Archaeology
Ancient Greek Well Used For Hydromancy Discovered in Athens
The ancient Greek phrase "ΕΛΘΕ ΜΟΙ Ω ΠΑΙΑΝ ΦΕΡΩΝ ΤΟ ΜΑΝΤΕΙΟΝ ΑΛΗΘΕC" is written on the mouth of a well that came to light during the latest excavations of the German Archaeological Institute at the archaeological site of Kerameikos in Athens.
The...
Archaeology
Mycenaean Palace Offers View On Prehistoric Sparta
Archaeological excavations, carried out since 2009 at the 3.5 hectares site of Aghios Vassilios Hill near the village of Xirokambi on the Sparta plain, unearthed the remains of a Mycenaean palace, Linear B tablets and seals, fragments of wall paintings and bronze...
Art
Greek Painter Varlamis Exhibition in Luxembourg
Greek architect, painter and professor Makis Varlamis presented his artistic collection on Luxembourg at the historic gallery Konschthaus beim Engel, at the invitation of the Luxembourg Ministry of Culture.
Twenty paintings centered on Luxembourg but also filled with the artist’s...
Ancient Greece
Canadians Form Long Lines in -40C to Visit Ancient Greeks Exhibit
More than 100,000 people have visited “The Greeks - Agamemnon to Alexander” exhibition in Pointe à Callière, Montreal Archaeology and History Complex, since it opened its doors on December 12, 2014.
According to the Greek Ministry of Culture, visitors were...
Archaeology
Greek Culture Ministry Plans to Reopen Old Acropolis Museum
Since June 2009 the old Acropolis museum, located next to the Parthenon, has remained empty. However, Greek Ministry of Culture Directorate of Museums approved the proposal to renovate and reopen the space.
According to the Greek news agency ANA-MPA the...