The archaeological site of the Ancient Nemea will become the second heritage attraction in Greece to be awarded the EU’s Heritage Label, the Culture Ministry announced on Friday. The award ceremony will take place on June 13 in Brussels. Located near the city of Corinth in Peloponnese, Nemea is steeped …
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Historic Imperial Gate of Hagia Sophia has been destroyed UPD
The historic Imperial Gate in Hagia Sophia has been destroyed, the Turkish Union of Art History posted together with a picture on Tuesday. The picture shows in detail how the oak wood of the 15-century-old gate has been damaged. The security officer in charge simply said: No worries, it can …
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Mitsotakis Artifacts Collection at the new Archaeological Museum of Chania
The archaeological collection of hundreds of artifacts belonging to the late parents of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been displayed at the new museum of Chania on the island of Crete, hometown of one of the most prominent political families in the country. For the first time, the new museum …
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UNESCO to take the concrete pathways on the Acropolis under scrutiny
The World Heritage Center, the UNESCO coordinator for all issues related to the World Heritage of registered monuments, has launched an initiative and will send a team of experts to take under scrutiny the concrete intervention on the Acropolis. Covering the pathways with concrete in 2020 by order of the …
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British Museum faces legal action over Parthenon Marbles 3D scan refusal
The Oxford-based Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA) is planning to take the British Museum to court over its refusal to allow a 3D reproduction of a piece of the Parthenon marbles in its collection, daily the Guardian reported on Tuesday. Roger Michel, executive director of UK’s leading heritage preservation organisation …
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47 trafficked artifacts from Steinhardt Collection, 8 prehistoric works handed over to Greece
Fifty-five archaeological artifacts of high artistic, historical and symbolic value were handed over to Culture Minister Lina Mendoni in a special ceremony held in the USA on Wednesday. It was the Attorney General of Manhattan Alvin Bragg who handed over the artifacts. Among them were 47 antiquities from the M. …
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Statue of Athena handed out to Palermo Museum in exchange of Fagan fragment
A statue of goddess Athena from the Acropolis Museum was handed out to the Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum in Palermo, Sicily, Greece’s Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday. Athena will be exhibited in Palermo in exchange of the so-called Fagan fragment from the Parthenon frieze that was borrowed to the …
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First ever photograph of the Acropolis Parthenon dated 1839
The first ever photograph of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens was taken in August 1839, two months after the presentation of Daquereotype. The picture was shot by Pierre-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, a French businessman and amateur daguerreotypist, famous for being the first to photograph the Acropolis of Athens …
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Sicily returns Fagan fragment of Parthenon to Greece
Sicily is returning a fragment of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in a cultural agreement of huge international importance. The fragment known as the Fagan fragment” depicts the foot of a goddess, Peitho or Artemis, peeking out from a beautifully crafted tunic. The return is in the context of a …
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Epidaurus: Rainfall unearths marble statue likely depicting goddess Hygeia
The marble statue of a woman in a robe was found near excavations at Ancient Epidaurus’ agora area, the Culture Ministry said on Thursday. the high-quality statue most likely depicts the goddess of health and cleanliness Hygeia. The statue was discovered on December 16, when intense rainfall cleared a section …
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Steinhardt Collection: 47 stolen antiquities return to Greece
Forty-seven illegally trafficked Greek artifacts among the dozens surrendered by American hedge-fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt under a deal with US authorities will be returned to Greece in the coming days, the Culture Ministry announced on Thursday. The ancient items that will be returned originated from Central Greece, Crete, the Cyclades …
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UN General Assembly unanimously adopts Greece’s resolution on return of cultural property
The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by Greece for the “Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin.” Greece’s three-year resolution was supported by an unprecedented 111 countries, the Foreign Ministry said in a post on Twitter on Tuesday. The resolution was …
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Accessible Athens Routes: Interactive website for tourists with disabilities
A website created as a pilot project by the Municipality of Athens and the official Athens Guide ‘This is Athens’ in collaboration with the social enterprise ‘Me Alla Matia’, is now available to provide information on accessible routes and sites for tourists with either visual or mobility disabilities. The …
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Parthenon Marbles could “be lent to Greece,” says new British Museum director
The new director of the British museum suggested on Saturday to return the stolen Parthenon marbles back to Greece only as a loan for a small period of time. On an article in The Times, director George Osborne, a former finance minister under conservative Cameron, wrote first of all convinced …
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Ten rare Parthenon fragments return “home” to the Acropolis Museum
Ten fragments of the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon will be transferred to the Acropolis Museum from the warehouse of the National Archaeological Museum, where they have been kept until now. The fragments include parts of human figures from the eastern and southern frieze of the Parthenon and its northern …
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Parthenon Marbles: Johnson rebuffs Mitsotakis’ request. Despite irresistible offer?
The return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece was one of the key issues Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis intented to discuss with his British counterpart Boris Johnson at the meeting on Tuesday afternoon in London. It came as expected: the Greek PM made his request for the reunification of the …
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Greek PM at UNESCO: Parthenon Marbles must reunite with Athens collection
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the issue of the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, in his address at a dinner celebrating the 75th anniversary of UNESCO on Friday night. In September, UNESCO adopted a decision recognizing that returning cultural goods to their countries of origins is an issue …
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Stunning 3D digital reconstruction of ancient Olympia site (video,pcts)
Stunning digital reconstruction of the site of the ancient Olympic Games by Microsoft’s Augmented Reality app “Ancient Olympia: Common Grounds.” the project allows visitors to travel back in time, to the site of the Ancient Olympic Games and find Common Ground in values inspired by Ancient Olympia. The digital revival …
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2500-year-old shipwreck discovered during seabed survey to lay power cable off Kythera (video)
A rare and unique shipwreck form the Classical Era has been revealed during the marine survey for the Crete-Peloponnese subsea interconnection, the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) announced on Thursday. The rare shipwreck was revealed while surveying the seabed near the island of Kythera for the construction of Crete-Peloponnese subsea …
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Head of Roman-era statue found in the sea off Preveza, western Greece
The head of a statue dating back to Roman times was pulled out of the sea near Preveza, at a depth of about 10 meters. According to a statement by the Greek Culture, the head of a Roman-era statue, was probably sculptured at the time of the emperors Antoninus or …
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