Greece

Melina Mercouri (18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) is engraved in the minds of millions of Greeks. In her life, she was several things: a striking woman; a stage and movie actress; a patriot; an activist; and a...

The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the first virtual tour of the Acropolis Museum, to take place on April 10 at 11 AM EST.

The Greek Parliament is to vote on a bill which paves the way for the lending of Greek ancient and modern artifacts to foreign museums.

Greek universities presented English-language undergraduate and postgraduate programs as part of new efforts to attract students to study in Greece.

An international conference on the management of underwater cultural and natural heritage sites entitled "Dive in Blue Growth" will be held at the amphitheatre of the Acropolis Museum in Athens on October 16-18. The conference, organised by the project BLUEMED...

  The new Basil and Elise Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens was was officially opened by President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Tuesday. Pavlopoulos stated in his remarks that after twenty-six years of planning, the dream of...

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday delivered a clear message on the immediate return of the Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum. The president's statement came during the inauguration of the 24th Art Athina Annual International Contemporary...

The long-standing friendship between Canada and Greece, within a shared value system, and the prospects of deeper collaboration between the two countries were highlighted at a special event hosted by the Canadian Embassy at the Acropolis Museum on July 1st,...

Dimitris Pantermalis, a professor and the curator of the Acropolis Museum, debunked on Monday claims that the Earl of Elgin had obtained permission from the Ottoman Sultan to transport the Parthenon Marbles from Athens to London. Speaking at the international...

Visits to Greek museums and archaeological sites in September 2017 jumped 13 percent  and 12.1 percent, respectively, in comparison with the same month in 2016, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported on Monday. The increase in total visitors to museums...

Visits to Greek museums and archaeological sites in August 2017 jumped 15.8 pct and 19.2 pct, respectively, the Hellenic Statistical Authority ELSTAT reported. The increase in total visitors to museums included a 13.1 pct hike in free-admission visitors, while museum...

(Drake Behrakis of the Behrakis Foundation of Boston, Panagiotis Behrakis, Director of the Public Health Institute of the American College of Greece, George Behrakis of the Behrakis Foundation of Boston, Dr. Panos Vlachos, President of Anatolia College) President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos attended the...

The International Hellenic Associaton sent an open letter to the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his recent statements: Dear President Erdogan, Recently, you have launched an often repeated and relentless campaign referring to “your heart’s borders"...

Princeton University has inaugurated the Athens Center for Research and Hellenic Studies in Athens, a project three years in the making. "An academic home in Greece embodies some of the key goals of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund, established in 1979,"...

Three Greek pupils with visual impairment won first prize in an international map painting competition. The international competition is titled the "Barbara Petchenik Competition" and the theme was "My place in today's world." Three pupils of the Special Elementary School for...