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Hilary Roberts on German and British Photography in Greece 1940-1945

During WWII, Athens remained under Axis occupation from April 1941 to October 1944. The international conference The Occupier’s Gaze: Athens in the Photographs of the German Soldiers, 1941-1944 held by the …

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Art theft and the return of the Patron Saint of tax officials and tax evaders

At first sight it is an inconspicuous, but charming little box, shaped like a book. It had been scheduled to be offered on 12 April 2019 with lot number 485 …

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A Musical Odyssey brings the sounds of Greece to Australian shores

Following the release of their first album ‘Songs from Greece’ and tour of the Ionian islands, Australian three-piece A Musical Odyssey is back on Australian shores and preparing to take …

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Remembering Christela Demetriou through her paintings

Composer, musician and visual artist, Christella Demetriou passed away in 2018, at the age of 52 after a long battle with cancer. Melbourne’s creative community and especially the Greek music …

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Delos hosts first ever site-specific exhibition

A mysterious neighbour to the party island of Mykonos, the island of Delos is a granite rock of no more than 5km in length and 1.5km in width that is …

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Saint George’s name day celebrated today

Saint George’s Day is celebrated on 29 April this year. The day is usually celebrated on 23 April, unless Easter is after that date. In that case, it is celebrated …

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Greek Australian Cultural League announces literary competition for 2019

The Greek Australian Cultural League’s (GACL) annual literary competition is back for another year, and is now accepting submissions. To participate, writers must be aged 18 and over, and be …

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Symbolism behind traditions of Holy Week

Epitaph Greek Orthodox churches try to outdo each other when decorating their Epitaphs. Young girls and women painstakingly position fresh flowers into a wooden bier that serves as the Epitaph, …

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Rita Wilson’s Easter: ‘We don’t do bunnies. We don’t do chocolates. We don’t do pastels.’

Rita Wilson is proud of her Greek heritage and she is even credited to turning her famous husband Tom Hanks into a full-blooded Greek. A few years ago Rita Wilson, …

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1950’s Mykonos through Robert McCabe’s lens

It was in 1954 that photographer Robert McCabe’s love affair with Greece began, in what was largely a case of serendipity. “I was simply following my older brother, as I …

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