Culture
Mendoni: British Museum lost argument that Parthenon Sculptures safer in London
Against the backdrop of the scandal of the theft of hundreds of valuable objects from the British Museum, Greece's Culture Minister Lina Mendoni stressed that the institution's argument for the non-return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece has collapsed.
Greece recovers hundreds of antiquities from art thief
Greece said it has recovered hundreds of looted Neolithic to Byzantine artifacts including a second century bronze statue of Alexander the Great from a notorious British antiquities dealer after a 17-year legal battle.
ICR: "Oedipe Redux" - Enescu's opera re-envisioned in jazz key at Europalia Arts Festival
The "Oedipe Redux" project, a contemporary "re-envision" in a jazz key of Enescu's masterpiece, created by Romanian artist Lucian Ban and US violinist Mat Maneri, will be performed at the Europalia International Arts Festival, in a tour including five opera concerts in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, between 19-29 November 2019.
Culture minister raises Parthenon Marbles' return during London visit
Greek Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou brought up the issue of the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece during a visit to London this week, the ministry said in a press release on Friday.
The minister was in the British capital to participate in an event celebrating 100 years from the founding of the Koraes Chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine History at King's College London.
Warhol, Pollock, Rothko on rare display in Tehran
Some of the world's most expensive and rarely seen modern art, including works by the Americans Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, went on display Nov. 21 in a major exhibition in Iran.
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Serbia, Russia agree to step up cultural cooperation
BELGRADE - The cooperation in the field of culture between the Republic of Serbia and the Russian Federation will be intensified as of 2015, it has been agreed during a meeting between Serbia's Culture Minister Ivan Tasovac and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Medinsky.
PM meets with Amal Alamuddin Clooney, in Greece for Parthenon Marbles bid
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was on Wednesday scheduled to meet with human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney, as part of an ongoing legal process to secure the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
International Council of Museums' conference starts Monday
BELGRADE - A regional conference of national committees of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) on the topic of 'Museums and cultural tourism' will start on Monday, September 8, in Mona Hotel on Mt. Zlatibor, western Serbia.