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Works from some of Greece's most celebrated painters will go under the hammer at an art auction set to take place in May by ...
The Peloponnese peninsula has its own four peninsulas, and the most westerly, the Messenia, is where luxury hotelier Mandarin Oriental has chosen to dip its toe into balmy Greek waters.
Highlights include Mycenaean antiquities and restored Santorini frescoes. The Benaki Museum of Greek Culture in the heart of Athens offers a visual journey through history and art, with Greece at its ...
The National Geological Museum, showcasing Greece’s mineral wealth and located within the Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (HSGME) in Thracomacedones suburb of western Athens, is now ...
An Athens museum has invited people of African descent in Greece to tell their stories for an innovative exhibition about communities that are still largely ignored by Greek society. In a dark ...
That honour belongs to the Cavafy Museum, a humble apartment in a narrow ... This translates into the promotion of Greek culture at home and abroad, as well as funding for schools and hospitals.
Between 1828 and 1830, the Greek administration undertook the collection of statistical data concerning the population and settlements of the Peloponnese. Through systematic research, which ...
As streets across Greece fill with students parading in traditional costumes ... “I was called to create a pattern for an exhibition at the Benaki Museum in Athens,” he recalls. “Holding a documented ...
Everybody is so proud to be a part of this celebration of our culture,” said Nguyen, smiling. “I love that we now have a museum to showcase some of our history for our children.” Across from ...
During the 400 years of Ottoman occupation complete lack of schooling resulted in illiterate, superstitious and ignorant Hellenes (especially in their culture, history and language). Interestingly, ...
With 17 minutes left to play at Hampden, Greece manager Ivan Jovanovic added insult to Scottish injury when calling ashore two of his best players, the duo who had done more than anybody else to ...
Scotland survived an onslaught from Greece in Athens as Scott McTominay’s first-half penalty proved enough to take a one-goal lead back to Hampden in their Nations League relegation play-off.