CULTURE

News about culture and cultural heritage

January 27, 2016

Significant statuettes discovered at archaeological site of Aptera

First estimates date the statuettes to the late 1st – early 2nd century AD Archaeological excavations unearthed significant finds at Aptera, Chania on the island of […]
January 17, 2016

Onassis Foundation: Scholarships for Foreigners

22ND ONASSIS FELLOWHIPS PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS 2016-2017 The Foundation announces the twenty-second (22nd) annual Program of scholarships starting on October 1st, 2016  which is addressed […]
January 14, 2016

Alexandrian Cosmopolitanism: An Archive

Hala Halim, Alexandrian Cosmopolitanism: An Archive. New York: Fordham University Press, 2013. [This review was originally published in the most recent issue of Arab Studies Journal.] Hala Halim’s […]
January 12, 2016

National Archaeological Museum celebrates 150 years of its foundation

The National Archaeological Museum is celebrating 150 years of its foundation. The anniversary is on 3 October 2016 but various and interesting exhibitions will be held, however, […]