Euripides, Aeschylus, and Aristophanes' plays revive in a timeless blend of ancient myth and modern performance this summer
In archaeological excavations, a sixteenth-century B.C. purple dye workshop was discovered on the Greek island of Aegina by Lydia Berger of Paris Lodron University and her colleagues, according to a statement released by PLOS. In their study, Berger and her team describe a sixteenth-century B.C. workshop located in the ancient settlement of Kolona on Aegina, […]
Traditional Cretan handicrafts, dances, music and cuisine take center stage this weekend during the 5th Sitia Festival of Culture, Tradition & Arts.
Back to Athens 2024 opens with 20 free curated exhibitions, installations, performances, and screenings featuring more than 190 Greek and international artists.
The Guinness Book of Records dates the small narrow, largely unassuming street at over 2,500 years old
Audiences will have the unique opportunity to admire in person twelve costumes from the Oscar-winning film 'Poor Things' at the Benaki Museum until September 29
Complementing the English-language performance is an interactive exhibition titled "Ancient Greek Comedy & Tragedy Mask," featuring an English-language tour by artist Yiannis Zimianitis
Athens and Piraeus invite all to celebrate World Music Day with free concerts and happenings in squares and parks.
FokiaNou Art Space continues its annual Flower Power exhibition for a third year, exploring life and beauty through plant motifs in diverse art forms
The first of four festivals scheduled from June to October, 'Summer in Athens', aims to bring culture, accessibility and inclusivity to neighborhoods across the city
The Roman-era theater in central Athens served as the venue for the new Coldplay music video, after two sold-out concerts were held in the Greek capital's Olympic Stadium
Greek museums and archaeological sites saw increased revenues and visitor numbers in February and early 2024 compared to last year.
The first episode of the Australian TV series, which focuses on the artifacts the British Empire has illegally removed throughout its reign from countries from around the world, covered the Parthenon Marbles
One of the most notable Irish novelists –but also a playwright and poet-, who has twice won the Costa book of the year (for his novels “The secret scripture” and “Days without end”), talks about his latest novel “Old God’s time”, translated recently into Greek (Ikaros Publishing, tran. Aggelos Aggelidis, Maria Aggelidou). A murder investigation […]
The protesters unfurled a huge banner reading “Reunite the Marbles!” in front of the statues of the eastern pediment
Four major musical events in the Greek capital essentially inaugurate the main portion of the Athens concert schedule in the coming week
The American College of Greece (ACG) displays artworks from its collection for the public as part of the Arts Festival 2024
This week - June 13-20 - sees more cinematic releases, offering a plethora of new and classic films to enjoy at Athens' open-air cinemas
Refugee Week Greece kicks off in Athens on Friday and casts the spotlight on displaced individuals and their stories fostering understanding and acceptance.
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced that the monument would remain closed between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday due to extreme heat