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A total of 351 looted antiquities dating from Neolithic to Byzantine times will return to Greece the Ministry of Culture announced on Friday. The antiquities were in possession of Robin Symes Limited, which is under liquidation. Robin Symes is a...

Greece has decided to allow pets in more than 120 archaeological sites, under conditions, in a pilot program that excludes popular monuments such as the Acropolis. Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni announced the decision following a recommendation by Greece’s Central...

Crete is showcasing its rich ancient history with three new archeological museums at Messara, Agios Nikolaos and Archanes. The museum at Messara is ready and opened to the public earlier this month. The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos is expected...

The US returned 29 antiquities to Greece during a repatriation ceremony at the Greek Consulate of New York on Tuesday. Key pieces returned include a bronze calyx krater dating to 350 BC that was seized in January; the Eid Mar...

An ancient seal manufactured in the ancient Greek city of Asine, Peloponnese 4,000 years ago returned home on Wednesday after more than a century. The Swedish embassy in Athens handed over the seal to Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. "In 1922...

Greece revealed on Wednesday plans for the revamp of the Archaeological Museum of Athens that will create a landmark for the capital. In an event held at the museum PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the expansion would create "more space...

Traditional Greek handicrafts will get their own museum in Athens, the Ministry of Culture announced on Monday. The museum will be hosted at the historical building of the printing and dyeing workshop "Hellenic Handkerchief Industry (BEM)" in Metaxourgeio, near the...

Achieving an agreement for the permanent return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece by the British Museum "is difficult, but not impossible," said Culture and Sports Minister Lina Mendoni in Parliament on Monday. Responding to a parliamentary question calling on...

A museum that will host part of the antiquities discovered during the excavations of the Thessaloniki metro will be created at the Fountain metro station, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced at the weekend. The metro works uncovered more than...

More than three hundred thousand ancient artifacts were discovered during the construction of the Thessaloniki metro system, Culture & Sports Minister Lina Mendoni said at a press conference on Wednesday. Speaking alongside Transport & Infrastructure Minister Kostas Karamanlis, Mendoni added...