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

US Returns 55 Antiquities Worth More Than $20m to Greece

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Photo source: Greek Culture Ministry Greece has received a total of 55 stolen antiquities worth over 20 million dollars from the United States, following the completion of a long-term investigation conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York. All antiquities were returned during a repatriation ceremony held recently in New York in the […]

Greece Holds Talks with Italy for Parthenon Frieze Fragment to Stay in Athens

By admin 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 No comment

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The Fagan fragment at the Acropolis Museum. Photo source: Culture Ministry Greece and Italy recently held talks on the permanent return of a Parthenon frieze fragment, part of the collection of the Archaeological Museum Antonino Salinas in Palermo, to Athens. The fragment depicts the foot of goddess Artemis as she watches the procession of the […]

Zagori Nominated for Inscription as Cultural Landscape on UNESCO World Heritage List

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Photo: GTP The Greek Culture Ministry has submitted a nomination file for the inscription of Zagori as a Cultural Landscape on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Zagori is an area of unique natural beauty in Epirus, western Greece. Covering an area of some 1,000sqkm, it includes 46 villages, also known as Zagorochoria, as well as the […]

Greece PM: Italy Museum Sets Example for Parthenon Marbles’ Return

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Acropolis Museum Director-General Nikos Stambolidis and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo: Paris Tavitian The time has come for the Parthenon Marbles to return to Greece, their natural home, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, during a special ceremony at the Acropolis Museum, where he welcomed a fragment of the Parthenon

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, […]

Greece Hopes Return of Parthenon Fragments will Spur British Museum Action

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Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Acropolis Museum General Director Nikos Stampolidis. Photo source: Greek Culture Ministry Ten fragments from the Parthenon were handed over by the National Archaeological Museum to the Acropolis Museum as a gesture of good will setting an example Greece hopes the British Museum will follow

Greece and Georgia Agree to Foster Cultural Cooperation

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Εliso Bolkvadze, president of the cultural committee of the parliament of Georgia and Lina Mendoni, culture minister of Greece. Greece and Georgia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the culture sector and develop joint activities and programs, the Greek Culture Ministry said. The announcement came after a recent meeting in Athens between Culture Minister Lina […]

Stolen Antiquities Return to Greece from the United States

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Marble Kouros statue, approx. 560 BC. Probably from a Viotia workshop. Photo source: Culture Ministry Griffin bronze bust from the island of Samos, 660-630 BC. Photo source: Culture Ministry A total of 47 stolen antiquities will soon return to Greece from the US, following the completion of a long-term investigation conducted by the Manhattan District […]

Greece to Receive Parthenon Frieze Fragment from Italy

By admin 7 Δεκεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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Acropolis, Athens. Photo by GTP A fragment of the Parthenon frieze will be returned to Greece from a museum collection in Italy, under a long-term loan agreement, the Greek Culture Ministry announced last week. “Subject to the positive opinion of Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS), the fragment is scheduled to arrive to the Acropolis Museum […]