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Greece Announces Culture Projects on North Aegean Islands Worth €6.2m

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Greece Announces Culture Projects On North Aegean Islands Worth €6
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The Castle of Mytilini, Lesvos. Photo source: Culture Ministry Cultural projects budgeted at 6.28 million euros will soon be carried out on the four North Aegean islands of Chios, Lesvos, Limnos and Agios Efstratios, the Greek Culture Ministry announced on Sunday. The projects have secured funding from the Recovery and Resilience Fund with works expected […]

Six Greek Island Traditions Designated ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’

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Six Greek Island Traditions Designated ‘intangible Cultural Heritage’
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The “veggera” on Andros. Photo source: Culture Ministry Six traditional practices and customs still alive on the Greek islands of Andros, Rhodes, Sifnos, Ikaria, Limnos and Nisyros have been inscribed in the country’s National Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the culture ministry announced. Greece’s national index, in line with UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural

Thessaloniki to Commemorate 100 Years Since the Asia Minor Catastrophe

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Thessaloniki To Commemorate 100 Years Since The Asia Minor Catastrophe
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Photo Source: @Municipality of Thessaloniki The Municipality of Thessaloniki this year will hold a number of events and initiatives to commemorate the 100th anniversary since the Asia Minor catastrophe. The city’s municipal council recently presented a year-long scheme including conferences, exhibitions and cultural activities to commemorate the events that lead to the

Exhibition Dedicated to Melina Mercouri to Open in Athens

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Exhibition Dedicated To Melina Mercouri To Open In Athens
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An exhibition dedicated to the life and works of late Greek artist and politician Melina Merkouri will open its doors at the Technopolis cultural complex in Athens on January 18. Organized by the Athens Municipality in collaboration with the Culture Ministry and the Melina Mercouri Foundation, the exhibition will mark the 100th anniversary since Mercouri’s birth. […]

Greece Hopes Return of Parthenon Fragments will Spur British Museum Action

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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

Acropolis Museum Welcomes New Fragments from the Parthenon

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Acropolis Museum Welcomes New Fragments From The Parthenon
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Acropolis Museum General Director Nikos Stampolidis (right). Photo source: Acropolis Museum / Paris Tavitian The Acropolis Museum on Monday received ten fragments of the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, which were granted by the National Archaeological Museum. Kept until now in the storerooms of the National Archaeological Museum, the fragments have a maximum height