Posted on November 20, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) Four years after his demise, a retrospective on the work of George Zongolopoulos (1903-2004) is being hosted at the Athens Concert Hall. The display features sculptures, drawings as well as sketches for sculptures. A tribute to the sculptor is also displayed at the Athens International Airport until January 31, 2009, where sculptures [...]
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Posted on November 20, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The City of Athens Art Gallery in collaboration with the Foundation for the Art and the Tradition of Thrace (in Greek) presents a folk tradition exhibition at the Folk Art and Tradition Centre, in Athens, until June 30, 2009. The display presents handmade objects of daily life such as jewellery, pottery, tapestry or [...]
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Posted on November 20, 2008 by grpresspoland
The City of Athens is now online in English. It provides information on a multitude of topics, including children, women, senior citizens, volunteerism, environment, and offers a glimpse at activities in the city via an interactive events calendar, and much more.
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Posted on November 20, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) A natural substitute for sugar without any of the adverse consequences on health is being grown experimentally in the prefecture of Karditsa, in northern Greece, in what were once tobacco fields, now being phased out under a subsidised withdrawal programme. The stevia crop, once it receives EU approval, which is reportedly pending, [...]
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Posted on November 20, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) Strengthening European identity through higher education, a consortium of three universities in Greece, France and Italy join forces offering a master’s course in European literary cultures. Supported by EU’s ‘Erasmus Mundus” programme -a project aiming at engaging students and scholars in cooperation and mobility in the field of higher education- the “European [...]
Filed under: Cultcure, Education, Europian Union, Greece, International Relations, Literature | Tagged: Aristotle, Bloch, Bologna, Commission, culture, Education, Erasmus, European, French, Greek, Haute-Alsace, identity, Italian, literary, Marc, Master, Mundus, Strasburg, Thessaloniki, University | Comments Off
Posted on November 20, 2008 by grpresspoland
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The Vatican has given a fragment of the Parthenon’s frieze to Greece on a one-year loan, fulfilling a request by late Archbishop Christodoulos to Pope Benedict XVI, and it is on display at the New Acropolis Museum in Athens. “This gesture sets an example for others to follow and finally restore the [...]
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