Samothrace
Acropolis Museum’s actions for World Tourism Day
The Acropolis Museum will offer its visitors the opportunity to discover the landscape, the people and the archaeological finds of Samothrace island with the assistance of archaeologists-curators within the framework of the European Cultural Heritage Days and the World Tourism Day.
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Numerous incidents involving irregular migrants in Aegean
At least 582 undocumented migrants have been rescued or intercepted by Greek authorities over the last 24 hours in 21 separate incidents in various sea regions in the eastern Aegean, from Samothrace to Rhodes.
The third country nationals were attempting to sneak onto Greek territories from neighboring Turkey.
'Queen Valentina Road' reopens after six centuries in northern Turkey
A 250-meter-long road built upon the order of a Greek emperor for his wife in the 1400s has been reopened after a series of restoration works on Imbros Island (Gökçeada in Turkish) in the Aegean province of Çanakkale.
Acropolis Museum turns 6, takes a look at the country's broader ancient heritage
Acropolis Museum celebrates 6 years with spotlight on Samothrace
The Acropolis Museum turns six on June 20 and is celebrating with the inauguration of the temporary exhibition “Samothrace: Mysteries of the Great Gods”.
Exhibition of Samothrace artifacts at New Acropolis Museum this summer
A new exhibition at the New Acropolis Museum, entitled “Samothrace: Mysteries of the Major Gods”, will showcase 262 antiquities and artifacts from the island’s museum.
Costa Gavras and Angeliki Aristomenopoulou’s documentary, in the Louvre
Samothrace through the eyes of Director Angeliki Aristomenopoulou and Costa Gavras, will be shown in the Louvre Museum’s Sully wing through a unique documentary. The documentary bearing the title “Nike of Samothrace, rediscovering a masterpiece” will show the unique angles of the archaeological sites, history and the people of the northern Greek island of Samothrace.
New exhibition on Winged Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre
The Louvre museum in Paris, France invites its visitors to rediscover the Winged Victory of Samothrace in an exhibition which opened yesterday and is scheduled to run until June 15.
This emblematic statue, the most famous exhibit at the Louvre, is again visible after a year of restoration.
Missing Samothraki hikers safe and sound
Two Greek women reported missing on the northern Aegean island of Samothraki on Tuesday were reportedly located safe and sound by police and fire department search patrols on Thursday.
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Winged Victory of Samothrace is back at the Louvre
Less than a year after it was removed for restoration, the Winged Victory of Samothrace is back on its pedestal in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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