October 16, 2018 Arts, Culture, FEATURED
Like every year on Greece’s National Holiday on October 28th, the Acropolis Museum open its gates to visitors free of charge. The Museum will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visitors will be able to tour through the permanent exhibitions of the Acropolis Museum that include findings of …
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September 17, 2018
Arts, Culture
“Dinner For Few” is a ten minute CG-animated film by EMMY award winning animation artist Nassos Vakalis. The short film depicts a sociopolitical allegory of our society in general and the Greek economic crisis as well as the economic crisis in the countries of the European South in particular. During …
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September 12, 2018
Arts, FEATURED
The Stavros Niarchos Park at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) was honored with the 1st Prize of the European Garden Award 2018 / 2019 for the category of “Innovative Contemporary Design of a Park or Garden”. The award ceremony was held on September 7th, 2018, in Germany. The …
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September 12, 2018
Arts, Culture
The prosecutor in Athens has filed criminal charges against two women suspected of dousing oil at artifacts in Greek museums. They are charged for violation of the Law for Protection of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage. Caught in action on Sunday, they could go to trail today, however, the court postponed …
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September 5, 2018
Arts
After 28 years in operation, Greece’s once biggest private television channel MEGA TV will be removed from the signal network. This was announced by Minister for Digital Policy and Media Nikos Pappas on Wednesday, after the new TV license holders were anno0unced. Asked by reported on if Mega TV will …
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September 3, 2018
Arts, Culture
The Benaki Museum of Greek Culture became target of vandals who use an oily substance they pour on exhibition objects. Traces of an odorless and colorless oily substance were found in object bases and frames as well as on two art works in several areas of the Museum. The vandalism …
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August 30, 2018
Arts, Culture
Greek and international media including news agencies like Associated Press and mainstream media like NY Times fell victim of a hoax claiming that prominent Greek film director Costa Gavras had died. The hoax was posted on social media on Thursday afternoon. “I am happy to be alive,” prominent Greek director …
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August 17, 2018
Arts, Culture
Twenty-seven lighthouses in Greece will open to the public on Sunday, August 19, to celebrate the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW). Visitors will be given information about the importance of lighthouses and the duties of lighthouse staff. According to the ILLW’s site, the event began in 1998 and is run …
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August 7, 2018
Arts, Culture
Mikis Theodorakis was released from hospital on Tuesday morning after doctors diagnosed improvement in his health condition. The 93-year-old composer was rushed to a private hospital late last Friday after having suffered a heart attack. “Composer Mikis Theodorakis was released form hospital after clear improvement of his health condition,” the …
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August 5, 2018
Arts, Culture
Composer Mikis Theodorakis was rushed to a private hospital in Athens after suffering a heart attack. The 93-year-old remains in the intensive care unit, media report on Sunday afternoon. Citing members of his family media note that Theodorakis felt uneasy, a pressure on the chest and fast heart beat late …
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August 1, 2018
Arts, Culture
The ‘Atelie’ artists workshop presents its inaugural painting and sculpture exhibition focused on works from a selection of Artists who live and work in Crete. The vernissage will be held on August 3rd from 7pm – 11pm in the Olive Oil workshop of Agia Marina in Sivas. (South Crete, en …
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July 22, 2018
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
Greek Greek poet and songwriter Manos Elefteriou passed away at the age of 80 in early Sunday morning. The famous and successful yet very modest poet was one of the few important intellectual personalities of contemporary Greece still alive. He wrote several poetry collections, a few novels and short stories …
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June 24, 2018
Arts, Culture
World famous British singer Sting grabbed a broom and swept rain water off the stage of the ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus on Saturday evening. The rain poured down short before the concert was to start. Wearing a trench coat, the music star had no problem to rush in aid …
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June 8, 2018
Arts, Culture
There has been much of a debate in recent years about allowing filming in the Acropolis for commercial purposes. A lot of bureaucratic and tax obstacles as well as fears on damaging the ancient archaeological site have scared away international film productions. It was just in the last months that …
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May 26, 2018
Arts, Culture
Homer’s Odyssey has topped the BBC Culture poll on the “100 Stories that Shaped the World. The poll addressing writers and critics looked at epic poems, plays and novels from around the globe that have influenced history and changed mindsets. Top Five The Odyssey (Homer, 8th Century BC) Uncle Tom’s Cabin …
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May 23, 2018
Arts, Culture
A unique museum that travels back to the period of the German occupation on Crete was created by volunteers and donations in Ano Platanias, near Chania, on the island of Crete. The museum is housed in German bunker used during the Battle of Crete which was launched on 20. May …
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May 21, 2018
Arts, Culture
One of Greece most famous comedians and satirical actor, Harry Klynn, passed away on Monday at the age of 78. He was long suffering from respiratory problems and in the last years he was bound to a wheel chair. On Sunday night he suffered a seizure, he was taken to …
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May 15, 2018
Arts, Culture
Hollywood start Bill Murray is going Greek in a big, fat theatrical way this summer with a one-night only show at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, an ancient stone theater at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens, on June 19. The Ghostbusters star will be revving up a predictably unconventional performance called New Worlds by “Bill Murray, …
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May 13, 2018
Arts, Culture
Cyprus and Eleni Foureira narrowly lost to Israel and Netta Barzilai who won the Eurovision 2018 with “Toy” – a song about women’s empowerment and the #MeToo movement. Foureira’s Fuego gathered a total of 436 points, 183 from the judges and 253 points from the public. It was the second …
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May 11, 2018
Arts, Culture
For generations of Greek music fans, two names have come to symbolize the country and its social and political struggles: the internationally acclaimed singer Maria Farantouri and the composer whose music she took to the world, Mikis Theodorakis, whom most Americans know primarily through his score for Zorba the Greek. …
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