Lina Mendoni
Culture
Acropolis Museum President, Dimitris Pandermalis, Dies at 82
The president of the board of directors of the Acropolis Museum, Professor Dimitris Pandermalis, has died, according to an announcement issued by the culture ministry and the Acropolis Museum.
The career of Dimitris Pandermalis is full of top achievements in...
Ancient Greece
The Kore of Thera: Ancient Greek Masterpiece Brought Out of Storage
The Kore of Thera, an exquisite female statue discovered twenty-two years ago on Santorini but kept in storage since then due to lack of space, will at last be displayed at the renovated local museum, the Greek Culture Ministry...
Archaeology
Amphipolis Tomb Could Open To Visitors By End of 2022
The impressive ancient Greek monument in Northern Greece known as the Amphipolis Tomb could open for visitors by the end of 2022.
Archaeology
Archaeological Museum of Polygyros, Chalkidiki in Full Operation After 12 Years
The archaeological museum of Chalkidiki in Polygyros, has reopened for visitors after 12 years, following a one-million-euro revamp.
Archaeology
Greece Makes 11 Historic Wrecks Accessible To Recreational Divers
11 historic wrecks have been declared accessible for recreational diving by Greece's Ministry of Culture and Sports
Archaeology
Fagan Fragment Permanently Restored On Parthenon’s Frieze
The Fagan fragment became the first repatriated fragment of the Parthenon sculptures to be restored on the Parthenon frieze.
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