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Pro-FYROM, American NGO Issues ‘Macedonian Visa’ with Alexander the Great

It has been a few years since the new Visa card, 'Macedonian Visa,' was introduced in the US. In a program to collect donations, the NGO United Macedonian Diaspora through Visa CardPartner Inc designed the Affinity Credit Card which...

Alexander The Great’s Lineage Debated

Executive Director of the Center for Islamic Pluralism in the USA, Stephen Schwartz, seems to be a supporter of the Greek origin of Alexander the Great in a letter to the Financial Times. Schwartz. having lived for several years in...

Two Greek Exhibitions in USA: ‘The Greeks. From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great’ and ‘Byzantium’

Two Greek exhibitions will be presented from 2013-2014 in the USA, with 300 Byzantine artifacts from Greek collections and 564 items from the ancient Greek world. After a decision taken by the Central Archaeological Council (CAC) in Greece, the exhibition...

‘The Kingdom of Alexander the Great’ travels to the Louvre via Stavros Niarchos Foundation

The much-anticipated exhibition, In the Kingdom of Alexander the Great – Ancient Macedonia» (Au Royaume d’Alexandre le Grand – La Macédoine Antique), will travel to the Louvre Museum, through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The exhibition will run from...

National Hellenic Museum’s Annual Gala is a Great Success

More than 500 hundred friends and supporters of the National Hellenic Museum (NHM) from around the country gathered at Chicago’s Radisson Blu Aqua hotel on Saturday, May 31st for the Museum’s annual gala and celebrated Greek Island style. Guests were...

New York Times: Alexander Iolas, Gallerist Who Changed Art Forever

“These days, art dealers are almost as important as the artists whose careers they cultivate. But just one — Alexander Iolas — can be credited with mounting Andy Warhol’s first and last gallery show in his lifetime, bringing Surrealism...

PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Hosts Stellar 10th Annual Gala; Honors Alexander Payne

It was a night filled with great pride, heartfelt passion and true promise for the 40 “best and brightest” star scholarship recipients, their families and the more than 450 guests who attended the stellar event that featured Academy Award...

Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation’s Cultural Center.

“Greece is everywhere and the Greek artists and creators are an important part of our modern culture” underlines Afroditi Panagiotakou, Vice-director and Head of Communications of the Cultural Center of the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation. Mrs. Panagiotakou met Greek-American artists,...

Greek Americans Celebrate Independence Day in Boston, Chicago Parades

Thousands of Greek Americans and philhellenes celebrated National Independence Day in Boston and Chicago by attending the annual parades on Sunday. The parade in Boston commemorating Greece’s march to freedom which began on March 25th, 1821 began at 1 o’clock just...

New York Greek Film Festival Opens With Stellar Artistic Program

The New York City Greek Film Festival opens its gates this year on October 17 and will present movies and programs all the way through to October 23, 2019. Well-known Greek actress Maria Tzompanaki, the director of the Festival, has...

New York City Greek Film Festival to Take Place Between October 17-23

The New York City Greek Film Festival will take place this year between October 17 and October 23, 2019. Six days full of spellbinding cinematography and special events will offer many unique cultural experiences and insights for both Greek and American audiences...

Getty Museum Rejects Court Decision on Ancient Statue

The life-size Greek bronze statue called "Victorious Youth" is at the center of what seems like a never-ending legal battle that has been underway for several decades. The statue is currently being shown in a special pavilion at the J....

Macedonian Groups Protest Name Deal in Letter to President Trump

The international Pan-Macedonian associations have sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump protesting the recent deal between Athens and Skopje in naming the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The letter includes plenty of historical information indicating that Skopje has...

Getty Museum Plans to Appeal Italian Court Order to Return Greek Bronze Victorious Youth Statue

On Friday, June 8, an Italian court ruled that the famous Greek bronze statue known as “Statue of a Victorious Youth” was to be returned to Italy. The statue currently resides at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles...