Culture of Greece

18th century saw the rise of complex animated figures, drawing from earlier concepts known in the time of the ancient Greeks

The Acropolis Museum will be marking International Museum Day on Saturday, May 18, with free admission and special events.

It will also stay open longer, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., while the restaurant will be serving until midnight. 

The strength and influence of the diaspora, in the United States especially, is a key multiplier of Greece's power. We don't need to point to the case of Israel to show what we're talking about. Those who genuinely care about the issue need to be worried right now, and a lot.

Susan Daboll's solo exhibition at the Parnassos Literary Society (8 Agiou Georgiou Karitsi) in Athens showcases the American artist's deep exploration of the environment and her family history.

The Acropolis of Athens stands as one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world, an enduring symbol of Classical Greece, European culture, and of the social and political achievements of the ancient Athenians, the progenitors of Western democracy.

A tourist office from India, the Hellenic-Indian Chamber, antiquities custodians and the Ministry of Culture are entangled in a surreal game of pass the buck over a Mumbai group's visit to the Acropolis on Saturday that took an unexpected turn when some of its members donned ancient Greek attire.

The Culture Ministry stated that it had no affiliation with and did not authorize the presence of a group of individuals dressed in Ancient Greek attires at the Acropolis, the main archaeological site in the Greek capital, on Saturday. 

The flame that will burn at the Olympics is spending the night at the ancient Acropolis in Athens, a week before its handover to Paris 2024 organizers.

Nine years after the vandalism of the monument dedicated to 19th century French philhellenes General Charles Nicolas Fabvier and Francois Robert, who fought valiantly in the struggle for Greek independence, all that is left is its base, which is sometimes used as a coffee table for passers-by on the Dionysiou Areopagitou pedestrian road ringing the Acropolis in Athens.

What are the adjectives that should describe every new creative interpretation of ancient Greek culture? Must it be "simple yet elegant," "abstract" or "figurative"? Can it be "fresh"? Can it be "contemporary"?

And what are the appropriate adjectives for an esthetic proposal that is based on a completely different creative approach?