Flea Markets: A “Taste” of the Past in Contemporary Athens
Wandering through the streets of Athens, one is easily captivated by the marble of the Acropolis...
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The Aegean Maritime Museum: Charting Greece’s Enduring Naval Legacy
Nestled in the heart of Mykonos, in the historic area of Tria Pigadia, the Aegean Maritime Museum,...
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“Athens: A city in Perspective”: Capturing a City in Constant Flow
Athens: A City in Perspective is a new collectible photo album that captures the vibrant, evolving...
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Ancient Texts, Modern Voices: Inside Johanna Hanink’s ‘Lesche’ Podcast
Johanna Hanink is professor of Classics at Brown University, and her work in Classics focuses on...
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Crete’s Minoan Palaces Achieve UNESCO World Heritage Status
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially...
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Argos, one of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited cities
Argos, located in the Argolis region of northeastern Peloponnese, is considered one of the oldest...
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Serifos: The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Its Mining Activity
Serifos, a small island in the western Cyclades, has a long history tied to its iron and copper...
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Hidden paths around the Acropolis open up to the public
Previously inaccessible areas on the slopes of the Acropolis have been cleared and given to the...
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Dimitris Anastasiou: “Art is a concealment that aims at some kind of revelation”
Renowned for his unique fusion of realism and dreamlike surrealism, Dimitris Anastasiou stands out as a significant figure in contemporary Greek art. Whether through paintings, polyptychs, or graphic novels, Anastasiou’s work consistently evokes an atmosphere of cinematic stillness, existential ...
Poros Island on Display: Art, History, and Natural Beauty Unite
Yiannis Bouteas’s exhibition, “Stratifications – Transformations,” is currently running at the Archaeological Museum of the Saronic island of Poros. The exhibition is co-organized by CITRONNE Gallery in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and Islands. Art historian Dr. ...
The 3 September 1843 Revolution - The birth of constitutionalism in Greece - Greek News Agenda
The Revolution of 3 September 1843 marked the end of absolute monarchy in Greece. The successful uprising, led by the Greek Army with the support of a large part of the Greek people, resulted in the granting of a constitution and the adoption of universal suffrage. Among the main leaders of the revo...