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Restoring the Stoa of Philip II on Delos
NewsRestoration work at the Stoa of Philip on Delos is stepped up through scheduling and organization so that everything will be ready for the finalized design, the costing of works and the actual restoration phase. The work carried out between April 10 and 20 may appear as non-essential to laypeople, and certainly not impressive, yet […]
DELOS – Restoring the Stoa of Philip II Work scheduled for 2018
NewsThe second phase of operations scheduled for 2018 aim to complete the preparatory work, which comprises the following: Final layout of architectural fragments The architectural fragments which will not be used in the restoration will be laid out in the marshy area to the west of the monument. To this end, a base of approx. […]
Despotiko -The process of restoring
NewsOn the island of Despotiko the process of restoring and promoting the archaic sanctuary of Apollo differs little from the way it was done originally, and this adds extra value to such an important venture. The second largest shrine to Apollo after that of Delos, this archaic sanctuary is on the uninhabited island of Despotiko, […]
Emblematic exhibits from the archaeological survey in the Cyclades come to Athens.
NewsThe Byzantine & Christian Museum of Athens hosts, from Wednesday, Nov 22 to Sunday, Nov 26, a conference “On the Cycladic Islands; Archaeological Work in the Cyclades” and the exhibition “Cycladic snapshots from the monuments and their people”, which opens on Nov 22 at 20.00 and will run through the end of February 2018. The […]
The systematic archaeological research at Hiliomodi uncovers precious finds for the fifth time
NewsAn excavation was carried out for the fifth year in a row in the area of Hiliomodi, Corinthia, with Dr Elena Korka, General Director of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture heading an interdisciplinary team from the Ministry and universities. The six-week excavation built on the one of 2016, which had […]
DELOS – Restoring the Stoa of Philip II
NewsAn island-archaeological park ‘breathes’ again Delos has stood proud for centuries, open to the winds and drenched in sunlight almost every day of the year, forsaken by specialists and others yet always admirable. In October 2017, Delos started breathing again. Eople and machines arrived on the island to put in order the scattered material of […]
The second phase of restoration of Despotiko has begun
NewsYannos Kouragios, the archaeologist who has linked his career to the excavation and restoration of Despotiko and to showcasing the great civilisation that evolved in the Cyclades over centuries, speaks enthusiastically of the second phase of restoration at Despotiko as he awaits with patience the passage of time and the anticipated outcomes. “The second phase […]
The Canellopoulos Foundation paves the way for the archaeological park of Nicopolis
NewsThe conversion of the archaeological site of Nicopolis to an archaeological park has been a vision of the Region of Epirus, the DIAZOMA Society and everyone else who is firmly convinced that as Greeks we need to know our cultural path and realise its bearing on what we do today. We than Deputy Governor of […]
“A world of emotions” at the Acropolis Museum.
News, News«Μα, πώς είναι δυνατόν να απεικονίσει κανείς τα πάθη της ψυχής»; Και όμως είναι. Τα 129 εκθέματα που από σήμερα Τρίτη 18 Ιουλίου θα συνιστούν την περιοδική έκθεση του Μουσείου της Ακρόπολης «emotions. Ένας κόσμος συναισθημάτων», το αποδεικνύουν. Τον Απρίλιο της χρονιάς που διανύουμε η εμπνεύστρια της έκθεσης και εκτελεστική και καλλιτεχνική διευθύντρια του Ωνασείου […]
Delos never ceases to surprise us
NewsA tiny island in the middle of the Aegean Sea, an island which the sun almost never leaves, became a religious centre as the birthplace of Apollo but also a major trade centre which retained its fame even when it had declined. Historians and archaeologists got interested in the treasures of the island already since […]