August 12, 2022
Archeology, Culture
The Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeological Museum as well as the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki are only some of the Greek museums celebrating the August full moon on Friday, August 12, 2022 with special events with entrance free of charge. 105 archaeological sites, museums, historical monuments will …
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August 9, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A series of music and theater performances as well as events will take place on the occasion of the Full Moon in August 2022, when a total of 105 archaeological sites will open their gates to public with entry free of charge. Concerts, theater and dance performances, poetry evenings, screenings, …
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August 3, 2022
Archeology, Culture
Deputy director of the British Museum, Jonathan Williams, said that a new “cultural exchange” agreement may be on the cards, stressing that this could be a breakthrough on the deadlock over the Parthenon Marbles. The proposal is that the ancient sculptures will loaned only if they are returned to London …
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July 9, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
Almost at the top of Mount Olympus, at an altitude of around 2,400 meters altitude, Zeus, the king of gods in Ancient Greek mythology, appears to have claimed an eternal place. Among the sharp rocks there seems to be a petroglyph of a man, that was capture by drones. Some …
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July 1, 2022
Archeology, Culture
The Monument of Episkopi, a Roman mausoleum converted to a Byzantine church on the Greek island of Sikinos, was among the winners of the 2022 European Heritage Awards, announced on Thursday by the European Commission and Europa Nostra. This impressive Roman mausoleum of EPISKOPI was converted to a Byzantine church, …
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June 20, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A greater-than-lifesize marble head of a man with a beard, which is identified as the Farnese type of Herculeswas found during the latest underwater excavation of the Antikythera shipwreck that dates to round 60 BC. The head could provide a fit with the headless statue no. 5742 at the National …
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June 19, 2022
Archeology, Culture
Greeks and Brits raised their voice and staged a protesters inside the British Museum hall where the Parthenon Marbles are displayed demanding for the return to Greece. The protesters unfurled banners and Greek flags. English author and honorary Greek citizen Victoria Hislop presented a cake with candles representing the 13 …
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June 15, 2022
Archeology, Culture
The Parthenon sculptures Greece is demanding back from Britain could be shared by the two countries, British Museum Chairman George Osborne told LBC, a digital news service registered in the UK, on Wednesday. It is the first time such a proposal is made form the British side that has so …
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June 14, 2022
Archeology, Culture
Entrance to the Acropolis Museum on Monday, 20. June 2022 will be reduced to half price to mark the 13th anniversary of the opening of the attraction. The reduced, 5-euro rate will apply throughout the day, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. At 3 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity …
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May 27, 2022
Archeology, Arts, Culture
Grammy Award-winning American composer and producer Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, Bonny Tyler , Sakis Rouvas and other musicians join forces in a concert with the aim of reunite the Parthenon Marbles. The concert with the title “Desmond Child Rocks the Parthenon” is scheduled to take place at the Odeon of …
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May 23, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
Many of the Parthenon Sculptures removed by Lord Elgin’s agents were found “in the rubble” around the monument, they were not removed violently,” claimed Dr Jonathan Williams, deputy director of the British Museum during the annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on the Promotion of the Return of Cultural Heritage …
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May 20, 2022
Archeology, Culture
Greece’s prominent Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced on Friday the cancellation of a 4-million-euro grant to the Culture Ministry aiming protect archaeological findings due to “constant and systematic delays” in the project. The SNF grant sought to help protect and showcase the archaeological findings in the Faliro Delta area which …
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May 20, 2022
Archeology, Culture
A gold sealing ring from the Mycenaean times, depicting a pair of sphinxes, was returned to Greece by the Nobel Foundation, in a ceremony held on Thursday, May 19 in Stockholm, the Culture Ministry in Athens announced. The ring was found in 1927, during the excavations of the Italian Archaeological …
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May 19, 2022
Archeology, Culture
Greece and the United Kingdom have agreed to hold formal talks on the possible return of the Parthenon Marbles to the country of their origin, the UNESCO announced in a report on Tuesday. On the eve of International Museum Day, celebrated on May 18, UNESCO made the surprise announcement that Greece …
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April 29, 2022
Archeology, Culture
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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April 19, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
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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April 16, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
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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April 1, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
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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March 29, 2022
Archeology, Culture
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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February 24, 2022
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
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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