Athens Academy

The now evident impact of climate change on agriculture in Greece and the need for ways to adapt were discussed at a forum organized on Friday and Saturday in Lasithi by the University of Crete and the National Network on Climate Change (CLIMPACT), with the support of the Athens Academy. 

Tourists huddle under a tree for shade in front of the Athens Academy, one of the three buildings that comprise the Greek capital's stunning neoclassical 'trilogy' on downtown Panepistimiou Street, on Monday. Many parts of Athens were practically deserted during what was a holiday for most professions, marking the Greek Orthodox celebration of the Holy Spirit.

It's been a constant theme of past decades but the situation has dramatically deteriorated during the last 10 years as the economic crisis took its toll. With unemployment skyrocketing - hitting 26% at one point - hundreds of thousands of promising Greek minds went abroad in search of a better future.

Kiki Dimoula, an acclaimed Greek poet and Academy of Athens member, has died at the age of 88.

The cause was a heart attack, the hospital where she spent her last 20 days announced. She died a little before 6 p.m. Saturday, the announcement says.

Esteemed architect, professor emeritus of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and Athens Academy member Manolis Korres, best known for his restoration work on the Acropolis, will be delivering a lecture at the NTUA on Thursday, October 31. "The Ancient City as a Work of Art" starts at 6.30 p.m. at the Averof Building and is free of charge. The lecture will be in Greek.

The outgoing president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, was honored by the Athens Academy Tuesday for the crucial role he played in stabilizing the European economy and resolving Greek banks' recapitalization and debt-restructuring problems.

Diving in Greece can satisfy even the most experienced of divers.

Most diving destinations around the world offer an opportunity to explore marine nature. In Greece, diving also offers a look into modern history.

Athens Academy laureate, respected stage director and academic Spyros Evangelatos has died in Athens at the age of 77.

FMX’s top riders arrived in Athens on Thursday and made sure most people in the center of the Greek capital knew about!

Ronnie Renner, the four-time winner of the X-Games and the winner of the Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City in 2005 took a little tour of the city, paying a particularly spectacular visit to the Athens Academy.