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Paris – Athens, Birth of modern Greece 1675 – 1919

In recognition of Greece’s celebration of the bicentenary of Greece’s War of Independence, the Louvre Museum has inaugurated an exhibition on display from September 30th of this year to February 7th, 2022.  The Louvre exhibition traces the cultural, diplomatic and [...]

By |2021-09-30T13:19:57+00:00September 29th, 2021|Culture, Education, General, History|0 Comments

Mikis Theodorakis the Towering Greek

Mikis Theodorakis Born: July 29, 1925, Chios, Greece Died: September 2, 2021 Greece enters 3 days of mourning. Videos below... Theodorakis was a towering figure in Greek life. A world renowned composer, activist and politician. Born of a family of [...]

By |2021-09-07T18:47:34+00:00September 2nd, 2021|Culture, General, History|0 Comments

Return Olympics to Greece. A fresh idea: permanent co-hosting

The pandemic has renewed the idea of bringing the Olympics back to the country that created them permanently.  Over the past few weeks there has been a stream of posts and articles from several sources, as well as various initiatives [...]

By |2021-08-09T17:04:11+00:00August 9th, 2021|Culture, General, History|0 Comments

Biden’s Bicentennial Letter to Greece

US President Joe Biden on Monday sent President Katerina Sakellaropoulou a letter on occasion of Greece celebrating the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek Revolution. "I am happy to congratulate the Greek people on the historic anniversary of the two hundred [...]

By |2021-03-23T19:07:34+00:00March 23rd, 2021|Announcements, Culture, General, History|0 Comments