The majority of ancient Malian manuscripts are safe and sound
A Malian source directly involved with the conservation of the Timbuktu manuscripts said that 95% of the total documents, whose number in the city and its surrounding region exceeds 300,000, were "safe and sound".
Pompeii’s restoration masterplan set to begin next week
As Italian authorities announced on Wednesday, the long-awaited restoration of Pompeii will start on February 6.
Piraeus Port Authority funds Cononian Walls’ excavations
The Board of Trustees of the Piraeus Port Authority has decided to fund the archaeological excavations along the ancient Cononian Walls in front of the new Cruise Passenger Terminal.
Bad weather causes damage to the Koroni Castle
Bad weather and strong waves have caused damages to the Venetian Castle of Koroni. Having suffered similar damages in the past years, the area’s emblematic castle necessitates conservation.
Tobacco Roads
Conference about tobacco trade and economic relations and technology transfer between Kavala and Vienna.
Culture and cultivation
Last week a family on a charity trip has been ejected out of the Musee d'Orsay, because other visitors "had complained about their smell". Does culture promote human values?
Byzantine art exhibition to be held in Washington
The General Director of Antiquities of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports, signed a cooperation protocol with Mr. Earl A. Powell for the display of the event.
Sicilian Mummies Reveal their Secrets
The desiccated dead of Sicily from the late 16th to the mid-20th century, arrayed in crypts and churches, are a unique treasure in terms of both biology and history. Scientists can create a thumbnail sketch— disease, diet, time of death—from the inside of a mummy.
200 closed and abandoned churches in Naples
A report published by the Corriere della Sera earlier this month revealed the alarming state of much of Naple’s cultural heritage.
Antiquities Security Guards threaten to abstain from their duties
In an announcement, the Panhellenic Union of Antiquities Security Guards expressed its deep concern and discontent towards the political leadership of the Ministry about the delay in payments for Sundays and public holidays work.
Islamist Rebels torched Library of Timbuktu
Islamist insurgents retreating from Timbuktu in Mali, as French troops and the Malian army reached the gates of the city, set fire to a library of Timbuktu containing thousands of priceless historic manuscripts.
Rome-London Lectures
The Institute of Classical Studies, in collaboration with the British School at Rome, has arranged to hold a series of lectures, two in each year, alternately in Rome and in London.
Greek Ministry of Culture delays the beginning of rescue excavations
The Ombudsman Findings point out that, due to excessive delays, citizens cannot turn to advantage their property for an uncertain period of time, while the right to property protected by the Constitution is being offended.
Innovation in archaeology and the archaeology of innovation
This year the GAO annual conference is asking what’s new in archaeology.
Belgian town demands Rubens painting back
Belgian town demands France return a Rubens that was looted during the French Revolution.
Tourist attraction vs. protection of cultural heritage
The Turkish Cypriot regime has started tourism infrastructure works in the area surrounding the Apostle Andreas Monastery in Karpass, although its restoration is imperative.
Greek Archaeologists against removal of Thessaloniki’s antiquities
The Association of Greek Archaeologists believes the antiquities excavated during the subway construction works of Thessaloniki should remain in situ.
Gold wreath “unburied” in Thessaloniki
Another gold wreath (the ninth since the excavations have started) testifies to the 2,000-year-old history of Thessaloniki. It has been revealed during the subway construction works.
Research Information Infrastructures and the Future Role of Libraries
The LIBER 42nd Annual Conference will explore the future role of libraries.
XII International Conference of AIPMA
The XII AIPMA Conference on ancient painting is to be held September 16 to 20 in Athens, Greece. The Conference's theme is "Context and Meaning".
News of the Byzantine and Christian Museum
Visitors of the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens have the opportunity to see objects featured in the museum’s 2013 calendar, entitled "(Garden and Paradise. Metaphor and Reality", running from January 24 until April 14, 2013.
Works at the New National Museum of Contemporary Art within Time Limit
Reconstruction work of the former Fix brewery, in order to accommodate all the activities and collections of the New National Museum of Contemporary Art, are within time limit.
Swedish Museum celebrates return of Matisse
The stolen Matisse painting, which has been recovered in Essex 25 years after its theft, has been returned to the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm.
Lecture by G. Stratouli postponed
Lecture "Tracing households, people and meanings: ten years of research activity at the Neolithic settlement of Avgi, Kastoria, NW Greece" by Georgia Stratouli has been cancelled.