Splendid moments of a shared story

"We are so pleased when people refer to the British ambassador's residence as '[Eleftherios] Venizelos' house.' It is a great legacy with decades of history on top of it, and it has become a symbol of our common journey. I am proud that my predecessors - and now us - have the privilege to care for a building with such historical significance, but one that is also a special Athenian landmark," UK Ambassador to Greece Matthew Lodge tells Kathimerini.

This is Lodge's second appointment to Greece; his first was in 1998 as secretary of the embassy's political department. He met his Greek wife during that first stint, acquiring roots and friends in the country, which he has traveled extensively.

Kathimerini reached out to Lodge on the occasion of a very interesting partnership between the Benaki Museum and the British Embassy in Athens, which has resulted in the historic...