Greek president in Thessaloniki for ‘Ohi’ Day, city’s patron saint celebrations (Thu-Sat)
President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou is heading to Thessaloniki to attend three-day events for the celebration of the city's patron saint Aghios...
Maria Callas Museum, first in the world, opens in Athens
The first Maria Callas Museum in the world will open its doors to the public on Thursday in central Athens, on the centennial year...
More than 3.500 participations & 55 activities at Navarino Challenge 2023
Navarino Challenge united people from 27 countries and 4 continents
Athens, October 19, 2023 – With the global message “sport unites people”, one of the...
The Epic of 1940 and Its Enduring Legacy
Dr. Aris Michopoulos, Special to the Hellenic News of America
October 28, 1940, holds a special place in the annals of modern Greek history, akin...
Greek Film Archive presents CinEd, an EU programme designed to help students discover European cinema
The European Union's film education programme, CinEd, which aims to facilitate access to European filmic heritage and expand cinema-related education across the European continent,...
COSTA NAVARINO – More than 40 activities in the schedule of Navarino Challenge 2023 & Pylos
More than 40 activities in the schedule of Navarino Challenge 2023 at Costa Navarino & Pylos
Olympian Emmanouil Karalis will be honored in this year’s...
‘Culture: Our great competitive advantage’ event explores culture as a creator of social values
The research organisation diaNEOsis and the "Friends of Music Society" are jointly organising an event on Wednesday, October 18 at the Athens Concert Hall,...
‘I am not Maria – I am Callas: Her real life and an eon of myths’, a new book by journalist Michalis Dimitriou
A new book on Maria Callas (1923-1977), one of the greatest opera singers, has been published in Greek in the year of the diva's...
“A Centenary Celebration of Maria Callas” by the Consulate General of Greece in New York and the Juilliard School
On September 21, an extraordinary event, "A Centenary Celebration of Maria Callas", marking the centenary of Maria Callas' birth, was held with particular success...
UNESCO adds Zagorochoria to its World Heritage List
The Zagorochoria in Mt. Pindos, northwestern Greece, were included in UNESCO's World Heritage List, it was announced at the World Heritage Committee's 45th session...
Director Lanthimos wins Venice’s Golden Lion award; congratulations
Director Yorgos Lanthimos won the 80th Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion award for his film "Poor Things".
The film stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe...
Timed ticketing system introduced at the Acropolis to improve crowding
A new system of timed entrance to the site of the Acropolis went into effect on Monday, with Culture Minister Lina Mendoni telling Alpha...
Mendoni: We will steadily continue to claim the Parthenon Sculptures
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni on Friday said that "the government has a strategic plan on the claim for the Parthenon Sculptures" answering to Plefsi...
Historic Hosios Loukas monastery reopens to visitors after fire
Hosios Loukas, the monastery listed on UNESCO's World Heritage List that was affected by fires in Central Greece, is again open to pilgrims and...
Athens Flying Week 2023: The Saudi Hawks’ impressive display
The Saudi Hawks aerobatic team arrived in Athens on Friday, August 25, performing a stunning aerial display ahead of the Athens Flying Week 2023...