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.

Read More

“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.

Read More

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”.

Read More
Loading

Greek News Agenda
Greek News Agenda1 day ago
Pierrakakis Meets Juncker: “No One Would Have Believed That a Greek Finance Minister Would One Day Lead the Eurogroup”

President of the Eurogroup and Greece’s Minister of National Economy and Finance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, met with former President of the European Commission and former Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg on the sidelines of the informal dinner of Eurozone finance ministers, to which Mr. Juncker had been invited.

Addressing Mr. Pierrakakis, the former European Commission President remarked that “a few years ago, no one would have believed that the day would come when a Greek finance minister would be at the helm of the Eurogroup.”

https://www.amna.gr/mobile/article/1000299/Sunantisi-K-Pierrakaki--Zan-Klont-Giounker-Kaneis-den-tha-pisteue-prin-apo-chronia-oti-enas-Ellinas-upourgos-Oikonomikon-tha-briskotan-sto-timoni-tou-Eurogroup
Greek News Agenda
Greek News Agenda1 day ago
“SYSTEMA”: A New International Platform Showcasing Contemporary Greek Performing Arts

Three of Greece’s leading cultural institutions, the Athens Epidaurus Festival, the National Theatre of Greece, and the Kalamata International Dance Festival, have joined forces to launch “SYSTEMA – For the Greek Performing Arts,” a new multidisciplinary platform designed to strengthen the international presence of contemporary Greek artistic creation.

Conceived as a dynamic hub for Greece’s performing arts ecosystem, SYSTEMA aims to foster greater international visibility for Greek artists and cultural organizations, and to facilitate new opportunities for collaboration, mobility, and global engagement.
Greek News Agenda
Greek News Agenda1 day ago
Kyiv Hosts Special Cultural Event Celebrating the Legacy of C. P. Cavafy

The life and work of Constantine P. Cavafy, one of Greece’s most celebrated poets, were the focus of a special cultural evening held in Kyiv. Organized by the Embassy of Greece, in collaboration with the “Greece in Ukraine” initiative and Ruslan Khalikov Publishing House, the event highlighted the enduring relevance and universal appeal of Cavafy’s poetry.

The gathering brought together writers, artists, Ukrainian admirers of Greek literature, and members of the Greek community, creating a vibrant forum for cultural exchange and appreciation of one of the most influential voices in modern Greek letters.