Underground areas of Hagia Sophia to open, revealing new sections
The announcement was made by Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, who presented the progress of the extensive restoration works at the historic monument
William Kentridge’s Orpheus exhibition opens at Greece’s National Archaeological Museum
The past meets the present, myth meets reality, and ancient Greek art meets contemporary creation at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, where the solo exhibition Imitate the Sleep of Stones by internationally renowned South African artist William Kentridge was officially opened yesterday by Greece’s Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, in the artist’s presence
When the Antikythera Ephebe was hidden in the trapdoors: The secret operation to save ancient treasures from the Nazis
Archaeologists hid the treasures of classical antiquity in underground compartments, including the Antikythera Ephebe, to prevent them from falling into the hands of the occupying forces – A fascinating story of patriotism told through the dual exhibition “A Divided Past – Greek-German Relations in Dark Times”
