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Culture
Greek President: Conversion of Chora Museum to Mosque "An Act of Symbolic Violence"
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Friday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent decision to convert the historic Chora former Christian monastery to a mosque "an act of symbolic violence dictated by political arrogance."
After the conversion of Istanbul's Hagia...
Culture
After Hagia Sophia Turkey Converts Another Byzantine Church to Mosque
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a presidential decree on Friday turning the historic Holy Saviour in Chora, a medieval Byzantine church in western Constantinople that was a museum, into a mosque.
The move follows the July decision to convert...
Archaeology
New Archaeological Museum Approved for Ancient City of Sparta
Plans to construct a new Archaeological Museum in Sparta have recently been approved, along with renovations to repair the old museum, which houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient world.
The announcement came a few days ago, following the approval...
Archaeology
Athens Museum Offers Online Tour Through Cycladic Art
Τhe Museum of Cycladic Art is offering an online tour of its iconic exhibition "Cycladic Society 5000 Years Ago," which was first shown in 2016, as part of the special digital services the museum is sharing with the public...
Culture
Bust of Greek Poet Sappho Discovered In Turkish Museum
A sculpture portraying a woman which has been on display in the Antalya Archeological Museum for nearly 50 years has recently been discovered to belong to Sappho, the first and most important female poet of ancient Greece.
Professor Havva İşkan...
Archaeology
Temporary Removal of Ancient Mass Grave in Athens Approved
Greece's Ministry of Culture recently gave the green light for the temporary removal of skeletons in the ancient mass grave discovered in 2016 near the Esplanáda in Faliro, Attica.
A total of 79 skeletons were found during the construction of the...
Greece
Mycenaean-Era Cyclades Exhibition Opens at Benaki Museum
The archaeological exhibition "From Homer’s World: Tenos and the Cyclades in the Mycenaean Age" will open to the public at 8 PM on Monday, December 16 at the new Benaki Museum building located at 138 Piraeus Street in Athens.
A...
Diplomacy
Turkish Newspaper Claims Hagia Sophia Could Soon Become a Mosque
A story on the Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak's front page on Tuesday claimed that a recent decision by the Turkish Council of State could be used to convert the famous Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque.
The decision of the...
Greece
President Pavlopoulos Officially Opens New Wing of Jewish Museum in Thessaloniki
The President of the Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos officially opened the new wing of the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki on Sunday afternoon.
In his remarks, President Pavlopoulos noted the need to remember that the Holocaust was the most atrocious crime against humanity...
Art
Van Gogh, Picasso, and El Greco Masterpieces Find New Home in Athens
A new museum displaying international contemporary and modern art will soon open its doors in the heart of Athens.
Opening on Wednesday, October 2, after twenty-six years of planning, the time has finally come for the long-awaited opening of the...