Lina Mendoni
Greece
Greek Culture Minister: Without Movies and Plays We Will Go Mad
Greece's Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni said that without theater and cinema "we will all be taken to the psychiatrist," explaining the reasons behind the policies the government will implement to protect the performing arts in the...
Archaeology
Striking New Parthenon Lighting to Be Unveiled on Wednesday
After a test run in early September, the all-new lighting for the Parthenon will be officially unveiled on Wednesday, September 30.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with other European leaders, will attend the ceremony on the Acropolis on Wednesday...
Archaeology
Greece Denies Iconic Lion Gate of Mycenae Damaged After Wildfire
The Lion Gate, the iconic stone archway that serves as the main entrance of the citadel of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, has not been damaged by the wildfire that broke out on Sunday, and there is no damage to...
Culture
Greece's National Intangible Cultural Heritage Index Adds 16 New Elements
Greece's Ministry of Culture recently announced that 16 new elements will be incorporated into Greece's National Directory of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the first time since 2008.
According to Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, "The 16 elements registered in the National...
Archaeology
Greece to Step Up Campaign for Return of Parthenon Marbles after Brexit
As the UK was officially leaving the European Union after 47 years of membership on Friday, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni was declaring that Athens will step up its campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain.
Speaking...
Archaeology
Athens' National Archaeological Museum to Undergo Major Overhaul
Plans for a major overhaul of Greece's acclaimed National Archaeological Museum are entering the "final stretch" in 2020, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni revealed at a recent event held at the Museum in Athens.
According to a Ministry announcement, Mendoni declared...
Archaeology
Greece Aims to Open the Amphipolis Tomb to Visitors by 2022
The Greek government intends to bring forward the deadlines for completing work on the Kasta Hill Tomb in Amphipolis, Serres so that the site can have visitors from early 2022 on, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni announced on Saturday.
During a...
Archaeology
Greek Ministry of Culture in Legal Dispute over Return of 8th Century BC Antiquity
Greek Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni met on Monday with a New York City assistant prosecutor over the repatriation of an 8th century BC bronze statuette which was illegally exported from Greek territory.
The Greek minister met with...
Culture
Greek Culture Minister Mendoni Slams British Museum Over Parthenon Gallery's Condition
Lina Mendoni, Greece's Minister of Culture and Sports, issued a statement on Wednesday morning regarding the condition of the British Museum gallery which houses the Parthenon sculptures.
"The situation, as presented in photographs published in the press today, is very frustrating...
Archaeology
Colossal Amphipolis Monument to Open Possibly by 2021
Greece's Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni visited on Friday the monument of Casta in ancient Amphipolis, near the city of Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece.
After her visit, Mendoni described it as "a very rare monument of exceptional...