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Mary and Michael Jaharis: The $50 million donation to The Met and St. Nicholas Church at Ground Zero
Mary and Michael Jaharis are among the most prominent and influential couples in the Greek-American community, known for their immense contributions to the pharmaceutical industry, philanthropy, and cultural heritage. Their shared journey reflects a remarkable blend of business success, humanitarian efforts, and dedication to Orthodoxy and Greek culture.
Jean Paul Gaultier sued by Uffizi in Botticelli bottoms row
The Uffizi museum in Florence said on Oct. 10 it was suing French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier for "unauthorized use" of Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus," its Italian Renaissance masterpiece.
Painted by Sandro Botticelli in the mid-1480s, it shows the nude goddess Venus standing on a giant scallop shell, covering her loins with her long blonde hair.
Acropolis Museum in world’s top 10 Institutes
Users of the TripAdvisor website have voted the Acropolis Museum in Athens the best museum in Greece, making it ninth in the world.
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Acropolis Museum listed in world's top 10
Users of the TripAdvisor website have voted the Acropolis Museum in Athens the best museum in Greece, making it ninth in the world.
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Byzantine art exhibition ends successful US tour
More than a half million visitors from around the world toured the exhibition “Heaven and Earth. Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections”, which was hosted in three renowned US museums since October 2014.
The exhibition winds up on Sunday at the Art Institute of Chicago, after successful runs at the J. Paul Getty museum of Los Angeles and the National Gallery in Washington D.C.
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