Culture Ministry has Plans to Boost Promotion of Ioannina Castle

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Culture Minister Lina Mendoni at the Ottoman bath in the castle of Ioannina. The Greek Culture Ministry has announced a strategic plan to restore and promote the landmark Ioannina castle in Western Greece. “A set of projects and studies carried out in the area, are expected to change both the castle and the city,” Culture Minister […]

Crete: New Archaeological Museums Coming to Chania and Rethymno

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New archaeological museum of Chania. Photo source: Ministry of Culture Two new archaeological museums will open their doors in the cities of Chania and Rethymno on the Greek island of Crete, the Greek Culture Ministry recently announced. With regard to the museum in Chania, preparations for its opening are almost complete. Located in the area […]

Amphipolis: Kasta Tomb to Open to the Public Under Pilot Plan in 2022

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Kasta tomb, the largest burial monument discovered in Greece at Amphipolis in Central Macedonia, is scheduled to welcome visitors this year as part of a pilot project once restoration works are completed, said Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni this week. Mendoni announced the news following an inspection visit, adding that works were moving full speed

Aegina’s Ancient Temple of Aphaea to Get Lighting System

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Temple of Aphaea, Aegina. Photo source: Culture Ministry A new lighting system will soon be installed at the ancient temple of Aphaea on the island of Aegina, after Greece’s Central Archaeological Council approved the project’s study. The temple’s lighting project will follow the example of other significant monuments such as the Acropolis and Athens’ Ancient […]

Piraeus: Plans for Underwater Antiquities Museum Get Approval

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Greece’s Council of Museums has given the green light for the establishment of an Underwater Museum of Antiquities in the facilities of the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) on the coastal front of Piraeus. According to an announcement by the Greek Culture Ministry, the council unanimously approved the preliminary architectural and structural plans for the conversion […]

Greek Ministries Sign MoC to Protect Sites, Monuments from Climate Effects

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The Greek culture and climate change ministries moved one step closer to hands-on actions that will protect the country’s archaeological sites and monuments from the impact of climate change with a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Climate Change and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides signed the MoC which finalizes the working

Parthenon Frieze Fragment to Return to Greece from Italy

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The Parthenon fragment will be on display at the Acropolis Museum. The Acropolis Museum in Athens, will soon receive a fragment of the Parthenon frieze from the Museo Archeologico Antonio Salinas located in Palermo, Italy, the Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday. It is an excerpt from stone VI of the eastern frieze of the Parthenon, […]

Poll: More Britons in Favor of Returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece

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The Parthenon Sculptures. Photo source: The British Museum The Parthenon Marbles belong to Greece and should be returned to their rightful owners, said 59 percent of UK residents in the latest poll on the thorny issue. Asked “where do you believe the Parthenon Marbles belong,” more than half of those polled said “Greece” in a […]

Greece to Protect its Archaeological Sites, Monuments from Impacts of Climate Change

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Culture Minister Lina Mendoni with Climate Change and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides. Greece is taking action to protect its archaeological sites and monuments from the impacts of climate change, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said during a meeting with Climate Change and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides on Thursday. The two ministers discussed

Acropolis Upgrade and Protection a Priority, Says Culture Minister

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The Parthenon on the Acropolis hill. Photo source: @Visit Greece The Culture Ministry will use every funding tool available for the upgrade and protection of the Acropolis archaeological site and its monuments, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said during the 7th International Meeting for the Restoration of the Acropolis Monuments in Athens. “The image of the […]