Arts
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Oldest human skull outside Africa identified as 210,000 years old
A 210,000-year-old human skull found in Greece shows that the human species left Africa much earlier than previously thought. The exciting discovery was published in a new study in Nature …
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Graffiti in Cyprus paints a rich and complex picture of this divided society
All too often, graffiti is categorised as either art or vandalism, when in fact it’s so much more than that. When read with special attention, graffiti can offer deep insights …
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Greek Australian artist Stella Zicopoulos-Grieg explores her cultural identity in solo exhibition ‘Thalassa’
As a child of Greek migrants, memories of the long voyage from Greece to Australia have had a profound influence on Stella Zicopoulos-Grieg’s artistic practice. Her love of the sea …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 5 July onward
VIC PIZZA & MOVIE NIGHT This Sunday 7 July St Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Church (19 Herbert St, Dandenong) is hosting a pizza and movie night at 4.30 pm. The first film being …
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Photographer Polixeni Papapetrou: Existentialism and good underwear
Photographer Polixeni Papapetrou died in April last year at age 57 after a five-year illness. Her friend, writer Joanna Murray-Smith writes about the artist in an introduction to the new …
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Rare exhibition on Picasso and antiquity opens at Museum of Cycladic Art
A rare and original exhibition entitled ‘Picasso and Antiquity. Line and Clay’ has just opened at the Museum of Cycladic Art. Curated by Professor Nikolaos C. Stampolidis, Director of the …
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US Judge dismisses Greece’s claim against Sotheby’s over ancient Greek bronze horse
United States District Judge Katherine Polk Failla dismissed Greece’s claim to end a lawsuit brought against the country by Sotheby’s and the owners of an ancient Greek bronze horse. Sotheby’s …
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Celts may not have mimicked the Ancient Greeks in drinking habits as previously thought
The chemical analysis of fragments from a Bronge Aze drinking vessel in France today found that the early Celts had their own way of getting drunk by mimicking the Ancient …
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Acropolis Museum’s 10th year anniversary is time to review our campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the opening of the new Acropolis Museum, it is an appropriate time to review how far we have come in campaigning for the …
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Daphne and Delos to get restoration funding
A total of 13 million euros has been benchmarked for the protection and promotion of important antiquities listed by UNESCO under the EU’s National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF). Two Greek …