A 4 c. BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in ...

One of the best things about living in Athens is the proximity to so many Greek islands. Some are so close you can hop over ...

The neglected marble quarries of Paros which centuries ago produced most of the sculptural masterpieces of ancient Greece are ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

Hannah Arendt was briefly a member of the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought. After four years of regular ...

A brace of riveting medical stories and a programme of archive films about life in rural Greece made for rich pickings at Thessaloniki’s annual documentary celebration.

Ioannis, famed for having designed album covers for the likes of Bon Jovi and Deep Purple, passed away on April 7.

By Martin ClarkSome people think of mosaic making as a craft but really good mosaicists can introduce perspective, depth of field, movement and ‘life’ into mosaic.Of course, in Cyprus, that’s been ...

During Jean-Luc Martinez's directorship, we devoted two articles to the Louvre's public closure (see here and there). Is the situation any better today ? Obviously not. Theoretically, there are ...

The crown jewel of New Bern’s historical landscape is Tryon Palace, a majestic Georgian-style mansion built in the late 1760s ...

How a high school art teacher turned a broken down farmhouse into the monument of ‘art and creation’ known as Midlothian Castle ...