Alexander Iolas rediscovered 27 years after death
In the Nation’s collective memory Eden, where ideas are ranked according to their contribution to national myths, Iolas was no less than “the forbidden fruit”.
The Museum of Innocence was granted the EMYA 2014
The Museum of Innocence, Istanbul, Turkey was granted the 2014 European Museum of the Year Award.
Did Thales discover the Pythagorean theorem?
Upcoming lecture by Prof. Robert Hahn at the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Athens.
Tobacco
The exhibition "Καπνός | Tobacco. 101 notes on oriental tobacco" will be shown from June 11 until August 31, 2014 at the Benaki Museum of Athens.
Archaeological research at Mouttes of Alampra
The second season of archaeological research at the locality Mouttes of Alampra, conducted under the direction of Dr Andrew Sneddon of Queensland University, has been completed.
A transcultural work of art
Art historian Dr Meredith Hale reveals that a 17th-century screen designed to impress visitors with the immutability of Spanish rule, is a striking example of a transcultural work of art.
Mondrian and his Studios
"Mondrian and his Studios" will be shown at Tate Liverpool from 6 June - 5 October 2014, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Dutch painter’s death.
Unique Roman sanctuary found in northern France
The monumental facade and the ornate frieze are currently being studied by French archaeologists.
Revninge woman, a rare find
A rare female figurine amulet was discovered in Revninge. Her Viking Age dress shows remarkable details.
Earliest pair of trousers found in China
The earliest pair of trousers was found in western China. With straight-fitting legs and a wide crotch, the ancient wool trousers resemble modern riding pants.
The remarkable tale of Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest
Α remarkable tale of the first American citizen to enter China's Forbidden City and meet the emperor has been revealed through the study of artifacts and a 200-year-old journal.
Man’s best friend
a new interpretation of how European archaeological sites containing large numbers of dead mammoths and dwellings built with mammoth bones sites were formed.
Through the eyes of George Seferis
The exhibition of photographs by George Seferis provides irrefutable testimony of the diligence with which he undertook all his activities.
CultureCase: Bridging the gap between academic research and its users
The Cultural Institute at King’s College London is happy to launch CultureCase: a new, free-to-use web resource that aims to put academic research to work in the cultural sector.
Gods, myths and mortals traveling across the seas and through time
Commencing in 2014 and continuing for an unprecedented ten years, the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne plays host to a magnificent permanent collection from Greece’s most iconic cultural institution, the Benaki Museum.
Political terror and social decadence in Europe between the Wars
The exhibition "Solomon Nikritin - George Grosz: Political terror and social decadence in Europe between the Wars" is opening on June 4, 2014 in Thessaloniki.
The earliest dental prosthesis of Western Europe?
The discovery of an iron pin in place of an upper incisor tooth from a burial in northern France may represent one of the earliest examples of a dental implant in Western Europe.
A sudden switch ‘from heads to tails’
London’s international fish trade can be traced back 800 years to the medieval period, according to new research published today in the journal Antiquity.
7,000-year-old mummy found in Chile
A group of students have discovered a 7,000-year-old mummy believed to belong to the Chinchorro culture. The Chinchorro mummies are the oldest examples of artificially mummified human remains.
Phaistos and the Western Mesara plain in the Protopalatial period
Next Minoan Seminar to be presented on Friday, May 20, by Ilaria Caloi (Université Catholique de Louvain).
In the shadow of Leicester Cathedral
The University of Leicester has retained the right to proceed with the reinterment of King Richard III in Leicester.
The Phoenician Archive of Idalion
On June 2, 2014, Dr Maria Hadjicosti and Dr Maria Giulia Amadasi Guzzo will give a lecture on "The Phoenician Archive of Idalion."
Violence as a means to structure the epic narrative
The lecture given by Evelyn Syré aims at interpreting the revenant victims of illegitimate violence in Silius Italicus' Punica as a deliberate intratextual means to structure the epic narrative.