Athens News Acropolis Museum Exhibition: The Parthenon and Byron by GTP editing team 25 April 2024 by GTP editing team 25 April 2024 On the occasion of 200 years since Lord Byron’s death, the Acropolis Museum honors his memory with a symbolic exhibition. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Culture Projects Worth €170m Planned for Attica Region by GTP editing team 24 April 2024 by GTP editing team 24 April 2024 The rebranding of the wider Athens region will focus in large part on tapping into its cultural wealth. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Paris 2024 Olympic Flame Lit at Ancient Olympia, Countdown to Games Begins by GTP editing team 17 April 2024 by GTP editing team 17 April 2024 The 100-day countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics began on April 16 from Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
2024 Year in Review Greece’s Hotels Exempt from 40% Greek Music Quota by Maria Paravantes 11 April 2024 by Maria Paravantes 11 April 2024 Hotels and radio stations in Greece exempt from requirement to play Greek-language music. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Archaeological Sites Greece Aiming to Include Knossos on UNESCO’s World Heritage List by GTP editing team 8 April 2024 by GTP editing team 8 April 2024 Greek authorities have taken action to include the world-famous site of Knossos on Crete on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Praises Lanthimos for ‘Poor Things’ Four-Oscar Win by GTP editing team 12 March 2024 by GTP editing team 12 March 2024 Greece commends Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos for ‘Poor Things’ four-Oscar win. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Lesvos: Summer 2024 Mytilini Music Festival Announced by GTP editing team 12 March 2024 by GTP editing team 12 March 2024 Mytilini’s first international music festival will aim to boost Lesvos’ development; normalize relations with Türkiye; and integrate immigrants through culture. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Study: Investments in Culture Support Tourism, Boost Greek Economy by Maria Paravantes 29 February 2024 by Maria Paravantes 29 February 2024 For every one euro spent on culture in Greece, 3.44 euros return to the state supporting tourism and the economy, found a study. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece to Showcase Temple of Poseidon at Sounion with New Lighting by GTP editing team 29 February 2024 by GTP editing team 29 February 2024 The Greek Culture Ministry has plans to modernize the lighting design at the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Visits to the Acropolis in Athens Generate €60 Million in 2023 by GTP editing team 14 February 2024 by GTP editing team 14 February 2024 Visits to the Acropolis in Athens in 2023 generated 60 million euros in revenues, according to the Greek Culture Ministry. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Stolen Greek Antiquities Return Home from Bern, Switzerland by GTP editing team 2 February 2024 by GTP editing team 2 February 2024 Two illegally removed Greek artefacts were repatriated recently to Greece from Bern, Switzerland. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece and US Focus on Strengthening Bilateral Cultural Relations by GTP editing team 31 January 2024 by GTP editing team 31 January 2024 Greece and the US discussed actions to further strengthen their cooperation in culture and heritage. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greek Cultural Heritage Travels to Museums in China by GTP editing team 29 January 2024 by GTP editing team 29 January 2024 Exquisite ancient treasures from Greece including sculptures, gold jewelry and rare bronze artifacts, are on display at the Hunan Museum in Changsha City, China. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture The Met Showcases 161 Ancient Greek Cycladic Artworks by GTP editing team 25 January 2024 by GTP editing team 25 January 2024 The Met inaugurated an exhibition featuring 161 ancient Greek artefacts from the Leonard N Stern Collection on loan from Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Logo Presented for ‘2024 Greece-Japan Year of Culture and Tourism’ by GTP editing team 23 January 2024 by GTP editing team 23 January 2024 An open invitation has launched for proposals concerning the organization of events for the “2024 Greece-Japan Year of Culture and Tourism”. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Welcomes Three Ancient Artefacts from Atlanta’s Michael C. Carlos Museum by GTP editing team 23 January 2024 by GTP editing team 23 January 2024 Greece is welcoming the return of three ancient Greek artefacts from Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum collection. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Restored Piada Castle in Nea Epidavros Opens to the Public by GTP editing team 17 January 2024 by GTP editing team 17 January 2024 The restored Piada Castle in Nea Epidavros officially opened its doors to the public this week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Heightens Drive to Retrieve Stolen Items Including Parthenon Marbles by Maria Paravantes 16 January 2024 by Maria Paravantes 16 January 2024 Greece is heightening its drive to retrieve cultural assets that have been illegally removed from the country key among these the Parthenon Marbles. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Greece Presents the World with the Restored ‘Parthenon of Macedonia’ by GTP editing team 8 January 2024 by GTP editing team 8 January 2024 After 16 years of restoration work, the palace of King Phillip II in Aigai, Macedonia, Greece, opened its doors to the public. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Culture Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece is a National Goal, Says Minister by Maria Paravantes 3 January 2024 by Maria Paravantes 3 January 2024 Culture Minister Lina Mendoni reiterated the Greek government’s call for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail