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Skyros Faltaits Museum Offers Seminars on Traditional Life and Crafts

The Faltaits Museum on the Sporadic island of Skyros, which houses unique collections of tools and utensils of primary and secondary traditional economy, announced that it planned to introduce this summer a series of experiential and informational seminars on...

Α Journey to the Land of Immortals; 4,000 Years of Greek Treasures

The largest exhibition that has ever been organized in Japan, will contain Greek showpieces exclusively from Greek museums and will take place in three different locations starting in the summer of 2016. The touring exhibition "Α Journey to the Land...

Athens Now Has a Digital Museum About Plato

An entirely different museum opened in Athens, Greece with a focus on being digital and dedicated to Plato, the great philosopher of the antiquity. The museum was inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis and former...

Chocolate Factory to Open in Greece on Saturday

The "Choco Factory and Museum" will open its doors on November 7 and will run until February 21, 2016. The theme park with educational and recreational content is located at the premises of HELEXPO, in Maroussi, which is in Attica,...

Basel Museum of Ancient Art to Host Antikythera Shipwreck Exhibition

The "Antikythera Shipwreck" exhibition of the National Archaeological Museum will be displayed at the Basel Museum of Ancient Art and Ludwig Collection, Switzerland, from September 27 to March 27, 2016. More than 370 exhibits of the shipwreck will be...

Plans for New Museum on 'Sacred Isle' of Delos

The Central Archaeological Council (CAC) has made progress in plans to build a brand-new museum on the island of Delos, one of the best known and significant archaeological sites in Greece. The general framework of principles and specifications for...

Ancient Greek and Roman Sculptures in Color

Antiquity was as white as marble. For hundreds of years this fact has been one of the mainstays in the story of the origin of Western culture. It remains firmly anchored in the notion that we still have of...

Kemal Ataturk's House in Thessaloniki Reopens

The house of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Thessaloniki reopens to the public, exhibiting personal belongings and household objects. The museum had received criticism that there were no personal belongings of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on...

Cretan Village Hosts Museum of Greek Rural History

Arolithos is a unique, traditional Cretan village. It lies just 11 kilometers away from Heraklion, along the old national road connecting it with Rethymnon. Built on a mountain slope, in the wild Cretan landscape, the village is a feast for the...

Museum of Greek Children's Art Celebrates 20 Years

In late November, the Museum of Greek Children's Art, one of the few museums in the world dedicated to the art of children through the exhibition of their works, will celebrate its 20th year of uninterrupted operation with various...