Lina Mendoni
Archaeology
Greece Marks International Museum Day with Free Admission
Greece celebrates International Museum Day by offering free admission to all museums and archaeological sites throughout the country.
Ancient Greece
Greece, UK Agree to Hold Formal Talks on the Parthenon Marbles
Greece and the UK have agreed to hold talks on the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, UNESCO announced.
A report from the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or...
Culture
American Philhellene Scholar Edmund Keeley Dies at 94
Renowned scholar, translator and philhellene Edmund Keeley passed away on February 23 at the age of 94.
Also a preeminent essayist and poet, Keeley was responsible for many people's first encounters with the works of major Greek poets George Seferis,...
Culture
Stolen Greek Antiquities Return Home from New York
Fifty-five Greek antiquities valued at over $20 millinon are to be repatriated after the announcement of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
Art
Greece’s Celebrated Painter Alekos Fassianos Dies at 86
Greece's celebrated painter Alekos Fassianos died on Sunday in Athens. He was 86.
Influenced by abstract art, Fassianos adopted a personal anthropocentric style and was given awards by the French and Russian governments.
Born on December 16, 1935, Fassianos studied violin...
Greek News
Does ‘Fagan Fragment’ Set Precedent for Parthenon Sculptures Return?
The return of the "Fagan fragment" from the Antonino Salinas Museum in Palermo, Italy to Greece is seen as the precedent for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures
Culture
Greece – Saudi Arabia Relations Strengthened By Cultural Partnership
Greek-Saudi relations are becoming even more tight-knit as the countries set the stage for a new cultural partnership on Thursday.
Ancient Greece
Greece Hits Back at Boris Johnson Over the Parthenon Marbles
Greece responded on Friday to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson who ruled out the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens
Crime
Greece’s Former National Theater Director Arrested on Rape Charges
Former Greece’s National Theater artistic director Dimitris Lignadis is held in custody after a warrant for his arrest was issued on charges of serial rape
Crime
Greek Minister Calls for Official Investigation into Sexual Harassment Claims
Greek Culture Minister Mendoni called for an investigation into sexual harassment and abuse claims against the director of the Greek National Theater