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Theodorakis Honored by Athens Academy

ATHENS – Perhaps Greece’s greatest composer, Mikis Theodorakis, who scored Zorba the Greek, Axion Esti, the score for the film Serpico and other renowned works, has been celebrated by the Athens...

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Happy New Year from all of us at TNH!

Greek New Year’s Kalanta Lyrics Αρχιμηνιά κι Αρχιχρονιά ψηλή μου δεντρολιβανιά κι αρχή καλός μας χρόνος εκκλησιά με τ’ άγιο θρόνος. Αρχή που βγήκε ο Χριστός άγιος και Πνευματικός, στη γη να περπατήσει...

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The Parthenon Enigma Unravels The Past

The title of the book demands attention and presages controversy – everything a scholar dreams of: The Parthenon Enigma: A New Understanding of The World’s Most Iconic Building and the People Who Made...

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Why Hydra Draws The Artists

Even among Greece’s many iconic islands, Hydra has a special mystique, one which draws artists for its quiet magic as much as tourists for its cubistic, blue-and-white imagery. That lure is recounted...

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Golfo, Greece’s 1st Feature Film, at 100

THESSALONIKI – “Golfo, a young shepherdess, and Tasos, a young shepherd, are secretly in love but are too poor to support their union. “Fortunately, an English lord, who visits the area, gives the boy...

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Elgin Marbles to Move, but Not to Greece

LONDON – The Elgin Marbles are finally moving! Unfortunately, for Greeks and many others around the world who’d like to see them returned to Greece, that’s not where  they are going. Although they are...

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An Ellinida’s Nightmare in Saudi Arabia

NEW YORK – To truly know some people’s reality, sometimes you have to live their nightmare. Before marrying a man from a prominent family in Saudi Arabia, Alexandra Symeonidou had only the vaguest idea...

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Greek Summer Cinemas May Go Black

ATHENS — For decades Greeks have enjoyed watching the latest Hollywood blockbusters and old classics under the stars. Open-air cinemas survived Greece’s real estate boom and the financial bust that...

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Guardian Says Parthenon Marbles Greek

LONDON – A recent opinion piece in the Guardian newspaper draws a simple and straightforward conclusion: 1) the Parthenon Marbles are the world’s most beautiful art; and 2) therefore, they should be...

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Large Mosaic Tomb Uncovered in Greece

ATHENS — Archaeologists digging through a vast ancient tomb in Amphipolis in northern Greece have uncovered a floor mosaic that covers the whole area of a room seen as the antechamber to the main...

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Tsipras Visits Near-finished SNFCC

NEW YORK –  Prime Minister Alexis Tripras has joined in the excitement that is building for the grand opening of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) which is in the final stages of...

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This Week in Greek History- Penelope Delta

This week in history, on May 2, 1941, Penelope Delta killed herself in Athens, devastated that the Germans had invaded Greece that very day. The daughter of wealthy Greek benefactor Emmanuel Benakis,...

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TV Actress Helps Refugees in Greece

  A recent, less-than-relaxing vacation to Greece inspired TV actress Milana Vayntrub to help with the refugee crisis. Known for lighthearted roles, Vayntrub left her beach chair to volunteer,...

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Greek Stone Age Migrants Helped Bring Europe’s Agriculture

BERLIN — Stone Age people from the Aegean Sea region moved into central and southern Europe some 8,000 years ago and introduced agriculture to a continent still dominated at the time by...

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Niarchos Foundation Shows Off $700M Athens Cultural Center

ATHENS – Bringing some hope to a darkened country, the Niarchos Foundation on June 25 unveiled a sprawling 700 million euros ($680 million) park and cultural center. The facility will also be the...

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Artist Stelios Faitakis on His Evocative Artwork Inspired by Greece

One of the best known artists working in Athens, Stelios Faitakis at age 40 is at the peak of his career. His work combines elements of street art with the sacred imagery of Greek Orthodox Church...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Funds Fermor House Repair

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) approved on Thursday a new donation to the Benaki Museum to fully cover the repair works and the restoration of the Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor House as well as...

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National Opera to stage ‘Carmen’ at Herodes Atticus Odeon

The Greek National Opera’s second major summer production is George Bizet’s groundbreaking Carmen, which will be staged at the Herodes Atticus Odeon on July 24, 26, 27 and 29 as part of the Athens...

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Vassilis Kaskarelis’ New Book: The Perfect Storm – NATO After 9/11

ATHENS – The new book of the Ambassador Vassilis Kaskarelis ” The Perfect Storm – NATO after the attack of September 11″ (Metaixmio Publications), will be presented on March 13, 2017, at 7 pm (UK...

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Art Nouveau Exhibition at Benaki Museum, Athens

ATHENS (ANA) – The Culture Ministry in cooperation with Badisches Landesmuseum and the Benaki Museum organise an exhibition entitled “Art Nouveau” from the collections of the Badisches Landesmuseum of...

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