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A couple in New York has been using a priceless ancient Roman artifact as a coffee table for nearly 50 years. The incredible story of the 2,000-year-old "coffee table," which dates back to the time of the emperor Caligula, was...

A photography exhibition documenting the history of Greece’s Romaniote Jews, or “Romaniotes,” opens at the Embassy of Greece in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, November 7th, and continues through November 29th, 2019. The exhibition, titled “Romaniote Memories: A Jewish Journey from...

A photography exhibition documenting the history of Greece's Romaniote Jews, or "Romaniotes," opens on Thursday, September 19 at the Consulate General of Greece in New York City. The exhibition, titled “Romaniote Memories, a Jewish Journey from Ioannina, Greece to Manhattan,”...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Canadian health authorities issued a warning to consumers not to eat romaine lettuce. This type of lettuce has been suspected of containing E. coli bacteria and is...

The New York City Greek Film Festival 2017 will open Thursday, September 28 at the Directors Guild Theater on West 57 Street with PERFECT STRANGERS, a morality play for the digital age. When seven friends at a dinner party...

NYCDPW, a prominent digital photography education group in New York City, is proud to present Chromatic Visions at the Caelum Gallery on Saturday, March 12, 2016 from 4-8pm. This fabulous exhibition is curated by Dawn M. Wayand and will...

Helly Nahmad Gallery in cooperation with Phoenix Ancient Art will dazzle New York City audiences presenting a unique exhibition, entitled "Mnemosyne: de Chirico and Antiquity," that will run from November 4 through December 23, 2015. The exhibition will include modern paintings, created by Greek-born Italian...

The Greek Culture Foundation, the Department of Modern Greek Studies at Georgetown University and the Pillars of Greek Culture Foundation have organized a screening of the film “Promakhos” at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 28. “Promakhos,” referring...

"China Maritime Silk Road Antiques Photo Exhibition" was held from December 15 to 20, 2014, on the first floor of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. It was hosted by the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of...

Two new exhibits opened at the Getty Villa in Malibu, CA this past week. The Getty Villa located on an iconic cliff in Malibu, California, is part of the J. Paul Getty Foundation, founded by J Paul Getty, an...

An exhibition focused on ancient cartography and the ways in which Greek and Roman societies perceived and represented both the known and unknown worlds opened at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) at New York...

A neurotic gallery owner. An artist making his debut with a phallic show. A chef with a chance to make or break at a ritzy art show. These are just some of the colorful characters that populate The Art of...

Cappella Romana, a vocal chamber ensemble acclaimed for its “purity and radiance” (Gramophone), embarks upon an extraordinary 1,000-year journey from Constantinople to California with their newest recording, Live in Greece, released by Allegro Classical on August 14. The Ancient Byzantine chant is followed by musical...

Conducted by Alexander Lingas, Cappella Romana presents “Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium” with four performances in the Pacific Northwest (Tillamook, Ore., Nov. 17; Medford, Ore., Nov. 18; Portland, Ore., Nov. 19; Seattle, Wash., Nov. 20) to open its 20th...

U.S. pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, will pay $70 million dollars after admitting that the company bribed doctors in Greece, Poland, Romania.  The company paid kickbacks in Iraq to win contracts and sell drugs and artificial joints. Subsidiaries of J...