Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens' National Gallery, claiming they are offensive
The museum issued a statement saying Papadopoulos and one other person attacked the paintings that were part of an exhibition ...
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First Ancient Greek Temple in 1,700 Years Opens in Arcadia
After 1,700 years the first ancient Greek temple opened in Arcadia, Peloponnese over the weekend. Hundreds of people attended ...
Greece’s National Gallery closed following arrest of MP after artworks damaged
Nikolaos Papadopoulos, a member of the small ultra-religious Niki party, allegedly smashed glass cases and attacked works he ...
Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
The head of a griffin from 7th century B.C. is believed to have been taken from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s and later sold on the art market.
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Ten Influential Greek Women Who Shaped Modern Greece
On International Women's Day 2024, we look back at influential Greek women who have played crucial roles in Greece's history ...
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The Met Returns Stolen Seventh-Century B.C.E. Bronze Griffin Head to Greece
At a ceremony this week, Greece's culture minister officially accepted the artifact, which was likely stolen from a museum in ...
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The Met Returns Stolen Bronze Antiquity to Greece
The Met returns a stolen antiquity to Greece as the Greek culture minister speaks with U.S. officials about future ...
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Met Museum returning ancient bronze thought stolen from Greek museum
NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a griffin, a mythological creature, after determining that the artifact from the seventh century B.C. was ...
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Yorktown Revolution Museum: The Legacy of Nick and Mary Mathews
The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation exhibit shares the story of Nick and Mary Mathews, natives of Greece who emigrated to the ...
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New York's Met Museum returns stolen Greek artefact
Greece said it has recovered from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art a 2,600-year-old bronze artefact stolen from ancient Olympia in the 1930s. The Greek culture ministry in a statement said ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
The Met Returns Stolen Seventh-Century B.C.E. Bronze Griffin Head to Greece
At a ceremony this week, Greece’s culture minister officially accepted the artifact, which was likely stolen from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s Ella Jeffries Staff Contributor Items like this ...