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Turkey: Archaeologists found ancient greek theater
Archaeologists have unearthed the glorious amphitheater of the ancient Greek city of Magarsos, currently named Karatas, in Turkey. According to Turkish newspaper “Hürriyet” the beautiful amphitheater can host up to 3,000 people and, so far, more than half has been brought to light by archaeologists who have removed the...
Australia: Lecture for emotions in Cavafy’s poetry
A lecture entitled «Cavafy and Emotions» will be held tomorrow 18-9-2014 at 19:00 at the Melbourne’s Ithacan Philanthropic Society. It is commonplace that art and literature express feelings and emotions and at the same time influence emotively their aCavafyudience. The lonely tear of a sensitive movie...
Museum of Cycladic Art: The Depiction of Death in the work of El Greco
The Museum of Cycladic Art is presenting an exhibition tribute to El Greco. It is the 400th anniversary of the painter’s death and the exhibition is entitled «The Depiction of Death in the work of El Greco». The central showpiece will be El Greco’s painting The...
Exhibition for the Health, Illness and Treatment from Homer to Galen
The exhibition of the Museum of Cycladic Art entitled «Health, Illness and Treatment from Homer to Galen» will provide an overview of the evolution of ancient healing practices, examining the transition from magic-religious healing to rational, scientific medicine, covering the period from approximately 1200 BC to...
Night tour to the stars by the National Observatory of Athens
On the occasion of the «Researcher’s Night 2014″, the National Observatory of Athens opens its doors to the public in a preliminary event on Saturday, September 6th 2014. Guests will have the opportunity to walk up the hill of the Nymphs, in Thisio, from where...
Εxhibition: Death and Afterlife in Ancient Greece
Through the 120 objects from 21 Greek and international museums emerges one of the most important issues that puzzled and continues to concern humans; the fate of the immortal soul after the death of the mortal body. Entitled «Beyond: Death and Afterlife in Ancient Greece», the exhibition is...
Australia: Book documents all known pottery from Ancient Greece
The edition «Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum» was presented at the Nicholson Museum of the University of Sydney and icludes all the known ceramic art from Ancient Greece and Italy held in museums and private collections around the world into a standard format. The volume has been written...
G.Kourounis stepped inside one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes
George Kourounis once again amazed the world with his new adventure at the volcano Vanuatu in South Pacific. Sam Cossman and George Kourounis are among the first explorers to have stepped inside one of the world’s most dangerous and inaccessible volcanoes. They described the volcano...
Spyros Louis’ Silver Cup will be exhibited at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne
The Silver Cup awarded to Spyros Louis, the first Marathon Winner at the inaugural Modern Olympic Games, will be exhibited at the Olympic Museum, in Lausanne, on the occasion of the international marathon to be held in the Swiss city on October 26. The historic...
Music night at Acropolis Museum
On Friday 12 September 2014, at 8 p.m., the Acropolis Museum welcomes its visitors to a special musical performance by the Trio Solista dedicated to famous works of George Handel, Alessandro Parisotti, Francis Poulenc, Albert Doppler, Percy Grainger, George Gershwin and Astor Piazzolla. The Trio...