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Athens Byzantine and Christian Museum Exhibition at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport
A concise photographic presentation of the Permanent Collections of the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens will be hosted at the International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos. Visitors and travelers will have the unique opportunity of attending from January 10 until April 30, 2012, an exhibition displaying the course of the Greek civilization from the Late Antiquity [...]
St. Prokopios Icon at the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens
Visitors at the Byzantine and Christian Museum will have the opportunity to witness a Byzantine icon of St. Prokopios, measuring 91,5cm x 62,5cm, which had been stolen from the Church of St. Prokopios in Veroia, over the 1967 – 1974 period. The icon dates from the 14th century and serves as an excellent example of [...]
Captain Stylianos Peristerakis Receives “Seafarer of the Year” Award
Greece’s leading shipping personalities, companies, and service organizations are honoured every year with the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards. This year’s award for the “Seafarer of the Year” was presented to Captain Stylianos Peristerakis of ANEK LINES, who was recognized for his successful effort of rescuing Greek men from the Aegean Sea with his ship [...]
‘The Walkabouts’ to Perform in Greece
The Walkabouts are back in action with two live performances in Thessaloniki (Venue: Gaia Live) and Athens (Venue: Kyttaro Live) of Greece, on 27th and 28th of January respectively. The Walkabouts is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1984. The core members are vocalist Carla Torgerson and vocalist and songwriter Chris Eckman. Although [...]
Professor Athanasios Tsaftaris Honored by Sheffield University
Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding in the Aristotle Univeristy of Thessaloniki, Mr. Athanasios Tsaftaris was presented with the Honorary Doctor of Science Degree of the British Sheffield University for his remarkable contribution to the international scientific community and his unique research achievements as a plant geneticist. During a ceremony, which took place at the [...]
“The Apocalypse of John” Presented at M. Cacoyannis Foundation on Dec. 22-23
Michael Cacoyannis Foundation presents on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd of December, at 21:00, the “Apocalypse of John”, a unique literature work with a special place in the global literature. In a poetic version in Modern Greek, the “Apocalypse of John” is a universal work of literature that moves between the prophesy and the vision, [...]
Iran’s 3rd Traditional Carpet Exhibition in Athens
Hand-woven Persian rugs have attracted visitors at Iran’s third traditional carpet exhibition held in the Greek capital, Athens, says a report. In the inaugural ceremony convened by Iranian Ambassador to Greece Mehdi Honardoost, Iran’s cultural attaché in Athens Mohammad-Reza Pakravan and a dozens of businessmen from both countries, Honardoost referred to Persian rugs as a [...]
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums to Perform in Athens
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Miss Carmen Getit will be performing at Half Note Jazz Club in Athens from the 19th of December through the 27th of December. Called “Instant Crowd Favorites” by the San Francisco Blues Festival and “Consummate musicians and entertainers” by New York City’s Lincoln Center, Lucky and Getit really [...]
Harvard University to Honor Greek Culture in Athens
The Cultural Politics Program of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs of Harvard University will honor the Greek culture by presenting the work of some of its most prominent figures in an event to be held on December 15 at the Athens Concert Hall. The official international presentation of the publication series Harvard Early Modern and [...]
Russian Artworks to be Exhibited at Theocharakis Foundation in Athens
A unique exhibition of the Russian Avant-Garde, from the collection of the famous gallery Manege in St. Petersburg, is opening at Theocharakis Foundation of Athens on December 15th through the 11th of March 2012, organized under the auspices of the Russian Embassy in Athens. From the banks of Neva river, from the northernmost major city [...]
‘Faust’ at Greek National Opera on January
Faust is a 19th Century opera by French composer Charles Gounod that was so resoundingly popular in Europe that many elements of the opera have seeped into the continent’s popular culture. The story follows a young man named Faust who encounters the devil (Mephistopheles) at a village dance where he also falls madly in love [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Thessaloniki: 50 Year Anniversary Commemorated of Seferis Literature Nobel Prize May 23, 2012
- ‘Doctors of the World’ International Conference to be Held in Greece May 22, 2012
- Crete is a Mediterranean ‘Treasure’ of Aromatic Plants and Herbs May 22, 2012
- Crete to Export Products to Australia May 21, 2012
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