Association of Greek Archaeologists

“The Office of the Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Culture has forwarded the full text of the 761/2024 decision of the Council of State, which confirmed the revocation of the concession – on behalf of the Ministry of Culture – to the Association of Greek Archaeologists (S.E.A.), of the property of 134-136 Ermou Street, which has been classified as a “work of art” and is a declared newer monume

"The ethics of the British Museum is once again called into question," comments the Association of Greek Archaeologists on the theft and sale of 2,000 objects from the British Museum. "An unprecedented event in the history of museums internationally," it highlights.

The Culture Ministry's recent decision to evict the Association of Greek Archaeologists (SEA) from the building on 134-136 Ermou Street which has been its home since 1982, is the latest episode in a long dispute between the union and the ministry.

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Three associations issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on the Culture Ministry to strengthen the service responsible for protecting antiquities on the islands of the Cyclades from rampant illegal construction and other violations.

Local associations on the popular island hotspot of Mykonos are mobilizing in response to the attack against an archaeologist from the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, on March 7, in Athens.

The Association of Greek Archaeologists has said that one of its members who works on Mykonos received a threatening message with abusive content.

The archaeologist reported the threat, which came in the form of a text message from an unknown number, to a prosecutor that deals with extortion and to the police.

Three fragments of the Athens Parthenon, hosted for centuries in the Vatican collections and museums, will be returned to Greece after the Greek Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, signed the donation protocol in Rome on March Tuesday.

"The General Assembly of the Association of Greek Archaeologists has unanimously rejected the conversion of state-run museums into legal entities governed by public law (NPDD), for ideological, legal, political and practical reasons." 

Following the reopening of retail commerce and shopping malls, it is "imperative" that cultural venues such as archaeological sites and museums are also allowed to operate again, providing citizens with a "breath of life," the Association of Greek Archaeologists (SEA) has said in an appeal to the government.