Arts
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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 …
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Mary Norris: ‘One of the things that you learn from Greek, it teaches you to appreciate nature’
Mary Norris has been making headlines in recent months, following the release of her second book ‘Greek To Me’, in which the retired copy editor of The New Yorker shares …
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Acropolis Museum kicks off its 10-year anniversary celebrations
Since its auspicious opening, the Acropolis Museum has always been on a mission – to let the world know that it is the most appropriate place to exhibit the Parthenon …
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Swedish ambassador says “return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens is a question of moral principle”
Kirster Kumlin, retired ambassador and chair of the Swedish Parthenon Committee, was in Athens last April to speak at the International Conference for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures that …
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2019 Greek Writers Festival continues
The Greek Writers Festival made its debut at the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture on Friday 31 May, with the theme Diasporic Dialogues. Officially opened by Boon Wurrung Traditional Land …
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An evening with Lis Johnson, sculptor of the George Treloar memorial
More than seventy supporters of Ballarat’s new memorial statue to post-WW1 refugee helper Major George Treloar Devine gathered at Yarraville’s Eleni’s Kitchen & Bar last week to celebrate another milestone. …