Tag: ARCHEOLOGY

The Hadrian Aqueduct of Athens | An marvel of ancient Roman engineering springs back to life

Hadrian’s Aqueduct in Athens is the only Roman aqueduct of this type and size that has been constructed in Europe and that still carries water. This monumental technical construction of the ancient world does not only have great cultural value, but it can also be utilized to reduce the city’s environmental footprint.

The Greek government is supporting a multi-dimensional plan to put this ancient aqueduct back into use, in order both to cover current needs for irrigation water, and to develop new places of cultural and environmental interest.

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“Meanings”: Exhibition at the Acropolis Museum

The new exhibition titled NoHMATA “Meanings”. Personifications and Allegories from Antiquity to Today, at the Acropolis Museum, focuses on πersonified concepts and meanings with human or animal form and allegorical stories – from celestial objects, islands, rivers and cities to concepts like Justice and Injustice.

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Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

The Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in the heart of Athens offers visitors the opportunity to discover two very interesting aspects of ancient Greek culture through its permanent exhibitions “Ancient Greece – The Origins of Technology” and “Musical Instruments and Toys of Ancient Greece”.

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🌞 ALWAYS THE SUN

The Embassy of Greece in Riga had the honour of supporting the opening of ALWAYS THE SUN, an exhibition that brings the intensity, luminosity, and spirit of the Greek sun into dialogue with Riga’s contemporary art scene.

At the heart of the exhibition is the sun, not as a motif to be depicted, but as a way of thinking, seeing, and experiencing.

It explores how the intensity, luminosity, and particular qualities of Greek light have shaped aesthetic languages, perceptions, and ways of engaging with the world.
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🇬🇷 Greece’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2025

Greece’s total bilateral and multilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) reached USD 357.81 million in 2025, equivalent to 0.13% of Gross National Income (GNI).
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🏆 A new distinction for the Ethnological Museum of Thrace – Honorary Award for Angeliki Giannakidou

At the European Museum Academy Awards ceremony in Alicante, Spain, the Academy honored Angeliki Giannakidou, founder and President of the Ethnological Museum of Thrace, with the Longlife Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the preservation, documentation and promotion of the history and traditions of Thrace.

This marks the second European recognition for the Museum. In 2025, the Ethnological Museum of Thrace received a Special Distinction at the DASA Awards of the European Museum Academy for its innovative approach to museum education.

💬 As Angeliki Giannakidou said:
“The entire team of the Ethnological Museum of Thrace and I personally are deeply moved by this award. This second European recognition confirms the philosophy that guides our work: that museums belong to society.”