Foundation of the Hellenic World

The president of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou will receive members of the families of Israeli hostages who are held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, on Monday at 11 a.m. at the Presidential Mansion.

Greece's leftist main opposition is holding its standing congress to approve the candidates running for party leadership at the Foundation of the Hellenic World on Saturday.

The congess' agenda includes only that topic, and its proceedings will open at 11 a.m.

The planetarium-like Tholos Theater at Hellenic Cosmos - the Foundation of the Hellenic World's cultural center in the Greek capital - now offers the chance to enjoy a virtual tour of the Acropolis as it was in the Golden Age of Athens.

Visitors at the Foundation of the Hellenic World's cultural complex in southern Athens can as of Saturday take a virtual 3D tour of 5 BC Athens featuring the architectural landmarks of the city state at the peak of its political, cultural and military strength. Buildings including the Parthenon will be shown in their original form and color.

What kinds of animals roamed the Earth 12,000 years ago? Where did they live and what did they eat? What did their habitats look like?

Tholos is a virtual-reality theater with a state-of-the-art sound system and 3D screen.

The Thessaloniki Concert Hall is staging Mimi Denisi's "My Beloved Smyrna" in a series of performance commencing on December 25.

The Foundation of the Hellenic World presented an impressive virtual reality tour of Ancient Olympia, as part of the ceremony for the lighting of the Olympic torch, Friday, April 20.

British actress and activist Vanessa Redgrave is in Athens to be informed about the refugee crisis and visit refugee and migrant centers.

An entirely different museum dedicated to Plato, the great philosopher of the antiquity, opened at the archaeological site of Plato’s Academy in Athens. And it’s digital.

The museum was inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis and former Education Minister and president of the network for the reform in Greece and Europe Anna Diamantopoulou.