NIKOLAS ZOIS

Where now for the Parthenon Sculptures? We ask the experts

In late November 2023, the Financial Times wrote in an extensive story on a subject that has not been without more than its fair share of leaks these past few years, that Sir Keir Starmer, head of what was then the main opposition Labour Party, was “open” to an agreement for […]

The Greek attributes that brought Columbia University to Athens

Amman, Beijing, Istanbul, Mumbai, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Tel Aviv, Tunis: The list of cities where New York’s Columbia University has developed its so-called Global Centers is indeed impressive.

04.06.2024 / 10:56

Turkey denies firman giving Lord Elgin rights to sell Parthenon Sculptures

Turkey’s spokesperson at a meeting of UNESCO’s committee for the return of cultural property denied knowledge of a written authorization allowing Britain’s Lord Elgin to sell large sections of the Parthenon’s sculptural decorations.

12.05.2024 / 21:30

Tender completed for ‘Phaleron Captives’ site

The tender to pick a contractor to build a protective shell around the site of the so-called “Phaleron Captives” has come to an end, with the government’s Diavgeia platform listing MT ATE as the winner of the first phase of the process.

07.04.2024 / 20:15

Rescuing an ancient Greek dialect

It has no writing system but it is spoken, mainly by elderly Muslim women in the Trabzon (Trebizond, historically) region in northern Turkey by a population that ranges between 4,000 and 8,000 people, according to estimates.

28.03.2024 / 11:10

Permanent medical staff to be stationed at six archaeological sites

Medical staff providing first aid on a permanent basis and an ambulance for emergencies will be provided during the upcoming summer tourist season at six archaeological sites around the country by the contractors who will be selected via a tender of the Organization for the Management and Development of Cultural Resources (ODAP).

23.02.2024 / 21:11

Athens escape room recreates 20th century history

Athens on a winter’s day in February, 10.30 a.m. The US-Greece Strategic Dialogue has ended, the Russians are continuing the war in Ukraine, and the crisis in the Middle East is raging. The “agency” has assigned me to investigate a mysterious escape room, one of those places that attracts groups of […]

11.02.2024 / 16:00

New Messene museum to house 19,000 artifacts

The upcoming Archaeological Museum of Ancient Messene in the Peloponnese is set to provide an additional 800 square meters of exhibition space over the capacity of the existing structure. The enhanced facility will also include supplementary storage facilities and additional rooms dedicated to temporary exhibitions and educational programs. The Museum Council of the Ministry of Culture unanimously approved the preliminary museological study early this week.

02.02.2024 / 08:12

Ministry buys venue turned from factory to Athens Festival landmark

The Culture Ministry has completed its acquisition from the National Bank of an iconic cultural venue at a former industrial complex on Pireos Street near central Athens.

26.01.2024 / 08:56

The Cyclades in New York City

As the museumgoer goes up the steps from 5th Avenue, he goes through the building’s entrance, turns left and faces the Stern Collection, which includes 161 Cycladic antiquities, open to the public as of Thursday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met). It appears impressive, and its title, “Cycladic Art: The Leonard N. Stern Collection on Loan from the Hellenic Republic” seems to attempt to use the word “loan” to explain how things stand.

22.01.2024 / 10:29

Comics community takes a stand against AI

He opened his Facebook business page for the usual reason. A comic book creator, after all, uses technology to showcase their work and network with others. On that day, however, Elias Chatzoudis “connected” with something else.

20.01.2024 / 13:42

Book center being reborn, with broader remit

More than 10 years after the plug was pulled on the National Book Center of Greece (EKEVI) in 2013, a new agency representing the Greek book market and literary world is in the offing, with greater funding capabilities, including from private sources, and a broader remit, taking over responsibilities that have, until now, belonged to the Culture Ministry’s Literature Directorate.

16.01.2024 / 13:18

Acropolis guards irked at ticketing outsourcing

Archaeological site guards walked off the job for four hours until noon on Tuesday to express their opposition to government plans to outsource ticketing for the Acropolis.

11.12.2023 / 11:02

Where Lord Elgin packaged the stolen sculptures

Located on Areos Street, opposite Hadrian’s Library, the building traces its origins back to the 17th century. Its distinctive features – two floors, an external staircase, and an internal courtyard with a well and fountain – classify it as a “classic” representation of the later Ottoman era.

01.12.2023 / 10:56

Researchers document public memory from the German Occupation to the Civil War

The first monuments to the Greek Resistance of World War II were erected during the years of the Greek Civil War. The first one was crafted by George Zongolopoulos in 1948 in Keratsini, while characteristic examples can be found in Kalpaki and Kalavryta.