Greece
Environment
SNF Donates €15 Million to Help Fire Recovery Effort in Greece
the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has created a €15 million grant to be used for the fire recovery effort in Greece.
Education
Greek Students Encouraged to Apply for SNF Study Abroad Opportunities
Through the generosity of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Greek high school students can now apply to take part in student exchanges in one of eighteen destinations across Europe, Asia, North America, and Central and South America, as part of...
Greece
SNF Donates $7,500,000 to Greek Doctors and Nurses for Covid-19 Efforts
As a sign of their deep appreciation for their life-saving efforts this past Spring, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation will be paying a total 6.6 million euros ($7.5 million) to doctors and nurses working during the coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement came...
events
Week of Free Events at SNF's Summer Nostos Festival
The Summer Nostos Festival proposes a homecoming (nostos), a collective “return” to all those things and ideas that the arrival of summer means for each one of us, with an entire week of free events for all, that will...
Culture
Greek Actor Giorgos Kimoulis Resigns From Head of SNFCC Board
Greek actor Giorgos Kimoulis has resigned after serving as chairman of the board for Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNFCC) Cultural Center, for less than a month.
Mr. Kimoulis penned a letter in which he suggests that the board of Greece's most...
Diaspora
National Library Re-branded Just in Time for Its New Home at SNFCC
The "new" National Library of Greece will soon become a reality as the open competition to visually rebrand the library has concluded and a winner was chosen and the institution will be moving to a new location at the...
events
SNF Awards Grant to Further Promote the Academy Award Nominated Film '4.1 Miles'
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (www.SNF.org) has announced a grant that would further support the promotion of the Academy Award nominated short film, “4.1 Miles." Funding will support further screenings of the film in New York — beginning with a...
Education
SNF Presents the Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program
(Photo by The National Herald)
Representatives of Greek universities gathered on Monday at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center for the presentation of the Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program (GDFP).
The aim of the program is to stop the continuing brain drain...
Greece
SNF Cultural Centre a 'Jewel' in the Urban Landscape, PM Alexis Tsipras Says
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC) is a "jewel" in the urban landscape and an important legacy for the arts, education and the environment, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday at a meeting to prepare for...
Greece
The Second Construction Milestone of the SNFCC Has Been Completed Successfully
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is proud to announce that, after 10 months of intensive work following the achievement of the first construction milestone in September 2013, and with strict adherence to the project’s construction schedule, the...
Diaspora
MIT Remembers Brilliant Greek Professor George Hatsopoulos
The life of Greek inventor and professor George Hatsopoulos was commemorated at event held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Greece
Greece Receives New Air Ambulances Donated by Niarchos Foundation
The fleet of the emergency care Greek health services (EKAV) welcomed the addition of two Beechcraft King Air 350 air ambulances which landed in Greece on Thursday, acquired by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
Previously, in March,...
events
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Dazzles with New Christmas Decorations
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, an architectural marvel in Athens, has been beautifully decorated for the Christmas season, bringing some much-needed holiday cheer to a nation still under lockdown.
The stunning decorations were revealed by Greek singer Fivos Delivorias...
Culture
Greek National Opera Begins Streaming Service with Online Debut of Madama Butterfly
The Greek National Opera, with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, unveiled its online digital service on Wednesday, November 25, with its landmark production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
GNO’s groundbreaking 2013 production was directed by Argentina’s Hugo De...
Greece
Greece Under Lockdown: Empty Streets, Strict Police Checks for Observance of Measures
After a spike in cases of Covid-19, Greece entered a nation-wide lockdown on the early morning hours of Saturday. Police have been stationed around the city on Saturday to be sure that citizens are observing the anti-virus measures.
After Athenians...