Culture of Greece

As Christmas casts its shimmering glow over bustling streets and homes draped in twinkling lights, a question lingers in the winter air: Have you noticed strange noises at night, like faint scratching or low murmurs from unseen sources? Or perhaps you've woken to an inexplicably upturned chair, an extinguished fire, or the faint scent of something otherworldly?

A total of 22 new advanced-level high schools, equally divided between junior and senior high schools, all donated by the Onassis Foundation, a public benefit foundation, will be established in parts of the country facing social and economic challenges. Some 6,000 students are expected to benefit as a result of the initiative. 

Greece on Dec. 19 returned a hoard of over 1,000 stolen ancient coins to Türkiye in the first repatriation of its kind between the historic rivals and neighbors.

The move came a few months after Türkiye publicly supported Greece in its long quest to reclaim the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in London.

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) hosted an event to recognise the remarkable achievements of VCE high achievers of Greek heritage. The evening brought together families, friends, educators, and members of the community to celebrate the students’ dedication and academic success.

An event showcasing the progress of “The Hellenic Mosaic”, a multifaceted platform for Cultural Heritage, Tradition, Technology, and Creation, which aims to preserve and highlight documents, photographs, videos, records, and testimonies from the history of Hellenism over the past two centuries, was held at the packed municipal theater of Kalamaria, “Stavros Kougioumtzis,” in Thessaloni

The Makrygianni neighborhood continues to reveal precious treasures from its glorious past. Following the discovery of a large white marble statue of Hermes from the Roman period near the Herodeion, at the intersection of Erechtheiou and N.

For details on the terms of a potential agreement, international media and negotiation officials now speak regarding

As the legendary song by Giorgos Dalaras goes, “Governments fall, but love remains.” Something similar can be said about Lina Mendoni’s case. Steadfast in the leadership of the Ministry of Culture. Governments change, but Mendoni remains.

The Acropolis Museum, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), the Thessaloniki Metro: three important projects that constitute landmarks of a modern and evolving Greece. The museum is visited by tens of thousands of tourists and represents one of Greece's most compelling arguments for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures.

An unexpected statement from the Turkish side last May supporting Greece's bid for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures pointed the way forward. Zeynep Boz, the head of the Turkish Culture Ministry's department for combating antiquities theft, confirmed that there is no such document as the firman cited by the British side to claim possession of the marble fragments taken by Lord Elgin.