CULTURE

News about culture and cultural heritage

May 18, 2016

Greece looks to international justice to regain Parthenon marbles from UK

Greece has not abandoned the idea of resorting to international justice to repatriate the Parthenon marbles and is investigating new ways in which it might bring a claim […]
April 22, 2016

Artist Ai Weiwei to host first exhibition in Cycladic Art Museum in Athens

This is the first time his work will be exhibited in an archaeological museum Prominent Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei will present his works created […]
April 22, 2016

Workers find remnants from Byzantine church in Gaza

The findings include segments of marble pillars with ornate Corinthian capitals and a foundation stone bearing a Greek symbol for Christ. During the works to build […]
April 21, 2016

Photographers capture loss of Alexandria’s historic architecture over last 20 years

Photographers Mostafa Mamdouh and Abdallah Hanafy took to Alexandria’s decades-old streets with their cameras in a quest to display how time has taken its toll on […]