Culture Acropolis Museum Celebrates Six Years with Impressive Samothrace Show by GTP editing team 18 June 2015 by GTP editing team 18 June 2015 As part of celebrations for its sixth birthday, the Acropolis Museum will launch a series of exhibitions featuring archaeological treasures from small museums across Greece, with “Samothrace – The Mysteries … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Bonhams Returns Greek Antiquity by GTP editing team 9 June 2015 by GTP editing team 9 June 2015 A marble antiquity dating back to the 1st-2nd century AD was returned to Greece by British auction house Bonhams on June 4, following an official investigation. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Culture Ministry Aims to Make Greece Appealing Filming Location by GTP editing team 5 June 2015 by GTP editing team 5 June 2015 The creation of a film commission topped the agenda of Culture Minister Nikos Xydakis’ meeting with the new board of the Greek Film Council (GFC) as part of its plans … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Geo Routes Greece Establishes Cultural Cooperation with National Kyiv-Pechersk Ukraine by GTP editing team 2 June 2015 by GTP editing team 2 June 2015 Greece’s Geo Routes Cultural Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with Ukraine’s National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical & Cultural Preserve that aims at the strengthening the inter-cultural dialogue, the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture On Greek Initiative, 128 Countries Join Forces to Safeguard Cultural Property by GTP editing team 22 May 2015 by GTP editing team 22 May 2015 On the initiative of Greek Culture Minister Nikos Xydakis, 128 UNESCO Convention signees have agreed to join forces and adopt measures in order to effectively tackle the illegal trade of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Minister Calls for Joint Action Against Threat to Cultural Property by GTP editing team 20 May 2015 by GTP editing team 20 May 2015 Greek Alternate Culture Minister Nikos Xydakis invited the 127 UNESCO Convention signees to join forces to effectively tackle the illegal trade of cultural property and introduce secure ways to control … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece’s Modern Art Museum EMST to Open Doors at the End of 2015 by GTP editing team 18 May 2015 by GTP editing team 18 May 2015 Greece’s National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) opened its doors to the media for several hours on Saturday, on the occasion of International Museum Day (May 18), offering visitors a … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture UK Press Turns Provocative Over Parthenon Marbles Issue by GTP editing team 15 May 2015 by GTP editing team 15 May 2015 Hours after the Greek government announced that it would not seek legal action against the British Museum and the British government for the return of the Parthenon Marbles, the Telegraph … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Athens’ Industrial Gas Museum to Be Honored On ‘International Museum Day’ by GTP editing team 14 May 2015 by GTP editing team 14 May 2015 The International Council of Museums – Hellenic National Committee will honor the Industrial Gas Museum in Athens on the occasion of International Museum Day 2015 on May 18. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Will Not Take Legal Action Against British Museum to Get Parthenon Marbles Back by GTP editing team 13 May 2015 by GTP editing team 13 May 2015 The Greek Government has no intention of taking legal action against the British Museum for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens, Alternate Culture Minister Nikos Xydakis said. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Parthenon Marbles to Return to Greece… ‘Now or Never’ by GTP editing team 12 May 2015 by GTP editing team 12 May 2015 The time has come for the Greek government to decide whether it wants to take legal action for the return of the Parthenon Marbles, currently held by the British Museum, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Over Half Million US Art Lovers Inspired by Greek Byzantium Exhibit by GTP editing team 6 May 2015 by GTP editing team 6 May 2015 Over half a million art lovers have thus far visited the traveling “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections” exhibition, which is currently on show at its final … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Authorities Call on Culture Ministry to Apply for Inclusion of Ikaria Dance on UNESCO List by GTP editing team 5 May 2015 by GTP editing team 5 May 2015 Authorities and academics from the North Eastern Aegean island of Ikaria are calling on the Greek culture ministry to apply to UNESCO for the inclusion of Ikaria’s traditional dance, the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture National Disability Group Wants Access to Greece’s Sites, Monuments by GTP editing team 17 April 2015 by GTP editing team 17 April 2015 Greece’s national disability association is calling on the government to ensure that people with disability have access to all of the country’s archaeological monuments, cultural sites and related services 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Ministry to Launch E-ticket System for Greek Museums, Archaeological Sites by GTP editing team 17 April 2015 by GTP editing team 17 April 2015 In efforts to tap into the benefits of the country’s archaeological offerings, the Greek Culture Ministry will introduce e-tickets for access to archaeological sites and enrich art and museum items … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Sites and Museums See More Visitors and Revenue in 2014 by GTP editing team 16 April 2015 by GTP editing team 16 April 2015 Visitors to Greek archaeological sites last year increased by 21.9 percent to 9.95 million compared with 2013, according to data released on Thursday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Culture Ministry Demands Christie’s Greek Sale Be Annulled, Says Artifact Removed Illegally by GTP editing team 16 April 2015 by GTP editing team 16 April 2015 The Greek culture ministry is demanding that an April 15 Christie’s sale of a 4th-century BC marble funerary stele for over $136,000 be called off as the artifact has been … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards Greece Wins Triple for Cultural Heritage at 2015 EU/Europa Nostra Awards by GTP editing team 14 April 2015 by GTP editing team 14 April 2015 Greece is one of the 28 award winners of the 2015 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Liam Neeson: Give the Parthenon Marbles Back to Greece by GTP editing team 13 April 2015 by GTP editing team 13 April 2015 Hollywood actor Liam Neeson has expressed his opinion that the United Kingdom should return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek City Ioannina Sets Sights on European Cultural Capital 2021 by GTP editing team 9 April 2015 by GTP editing team 9 April 2015 The city of Ioannina in northwestern Greece is vying for the title of European Cultural Capital 2021, the municipal authority announced on Wednesday, saying it would submit its bid by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
