Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and her EU counterparts are calling for the protection of Ukraine’s cultural heritage under the Declaration of the European Ministers Responsible for Culture, Audiovisual and Media in Support of Ukraine. In an informal meeting in France, this week, Europe’s ministers responsible for culture, audiovisual and media expressed solidarity
Serbian Culture Minister Maja Gojković with Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni at the Acropolis Museum. Greece and Serbia are further strengthening traditional relations through a series of bilateral agreements in the area of culture after a meeting at the Acropolis Museum between Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and her Serbian counterpart Maja Gojković. The two
Two 18th-century Greek Orthodox icons that had been stolen in 2007 from a monastery outside Ioannina, northern Greece, were returned this week after being located in Germany. The two works, one depicting Christ Pantocrator and the other Panagia Portaitissa (Virgin Mary), were removed from the Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the […]
As part of its tourist product expansion plan, Greece announced this week plans to develop military and war tourism. The ministers of defense, culture and tourism – Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Lina Mendoni, and Harry Theoharis – signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) which foresees among others the promotion of important military and war locations, museums, and […]
Photo © Greek Culture Ministry An intact bust of the ancient Greek god Hermes was found at a depth of 1.30 meters during recent roadworks in central Athens, the Greek Culture Ministry announced. The archaeological find, believed to date back to the 4th-3rd century BC, is in “good condition” the ministry said, adding that it […]
© ZOOM Kindermuseum, Vienna. Image: Alexandra Eizinger The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic that forced people to stay home also led museums in Europe to think out of the box. In efforts to redefine the museum experience, more than 650 museums from 41 countries participated in a survey carried out by the Network of European Museum Organizations […]













