Dozens of amateur photographers of the Hellenic Photographic Society of Crete have captured the imposing beauty of the Great Theater of ancient Gortyna.
The expansion of the National Gallery of Athens will more than double the museums overall space, by additional 11,040 square meters to the existing building.
Hidden in a necropolis located near the town of Mezmay researchers have found the grave of a male warrior, richly adorned with more than a dozen gold artifacts.
Syrian museums have moved thousands of ancient treasures in special storage rooms to protect them from looting and violence but one of humanity's greatest cultural heritage monuments remains in grave peril.
"The repatriation of the Marbles and their material reconnection with the land where civilization was born and developed was and will remain a steadfast national position of Greece," was the answer of Kostas Tzavaras to David Cameron's statement from India.
"I certainly don't believe in ‘returnism’. The right answer is for the British Museum and other cultural institutions to do exactly what they do, which is to link up with other institutions around the world to make sure that the things which we have and look after so well are properly shared with people around the world".
Possible solutions to the problems related to the ugly and unpleasant picture of the National Archaeological Museum’s surrounding area have been discussed during a meeting at the Culture Ministry.
The Hellenic Committee of the International Council of Museums has chosen the Archaeological Museum of Delphi as the honoured museum for the year 2013, in appreciation of its diachronic contribution to the preservation and presentation of ancient Greek cultural heritage.
A conference in honour of the Emeritus Professor Brian B. Shefton at the Great North Museum, Hancock, who founded a rich Collection of ancient Greek artefacts.
At least 18 ancient mosaics depicting scenes from Homer's "Odyssey" have been stolen in northern Syria, the culture minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.
It is with deep sadness that the British School at Athens reports the death of its Vice-President and former Director, Hector Catling, on Friday 15th February, 2013.
UNESCO will help to reconstruct the mausoleums and save the manuscripts of Timbuktu, which were destroyed by armed Islamists, and plans to send a team of experts to evaluate the situation in the city of northern Mali.
Producers, directors or other representatives of multimedia productions which relate to Europe’s cultural and natural heritage are invited to apply to Heritage in Motion office for the HIM Award.