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Increased Visitors in Greek Museums

The number of visitors in Greek museums has increased 27.7% in June 2014, while revenues went up 30.1%. An increase of 20.2% was recorded in the number of visitors during the period from January to June and a 26.6% increase in revenue compared to the...

Museum Guards Threaten to Cancel August Full Moon Events

In 2010 the association of Greek museum guards agreed to work on the night of August Full Moon in order to allow Greeks and the thousands of tourists to admire the view of the biggest full moon in the night...

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...

Extended Hours for Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites

According to travel agents, more than 18.5 million tourists are expected to visit Greece this year, so the Greek Ministry of Culture has decided to extend the opening hours of 33 major museums and archaeological sites from April until...

Greece Celebrates International Museum Day on May 18

The Secretariat General of Culture of the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs in cooperation with the International Council of Museums branch in Greece presented the program of celebrating events on the occasion of the International Museum Day...

Greece's Museums Losing Visitors, Money

Beset by strikes amid constant protests and riots over austerity measures in 2012, Greece's museums saw a 2.8 percent drop in visitors, and a decline in revenues of 18.4 percent, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). That was partially...

Two Greek Museums Nominated for Best European Museum 2012

Two Greek Museums are nominated this year for the European Museum of the Year 2012 Award. The ceremony organized by the European Museum Forum Assembly will take place on May 16-19 in Penafiel, Portugal. Nikos Kazantzakis Museum on Crete and...

Introducing the Greek Museums Portal and iPhone App

Konstantinos Gkourloumenos, a museum enthusiast and computer engineer, has developed a new innovative iPhone/iPad application called “Greek Museums”, aimed at helping mostly tourists visiting Greece find their ways to any museum within a range of 50km. The application displays all...

Extra Security Measures for Greek Museums After Two Thefts

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's Culture Ministry says it is taking extra security measures at museums across the country after two major thefts in as many months netted antiquities and paintings by 20th-century masters. The ministry said Thursday that a...