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At a "trial" organized by Chicago's National Hellenic Museum a distinguished jury of 12 community leaders and an audience of over 600 attendees found the Athenian statesman Pericles “guilty” of subverting the law. Pericles changed the Athenian Constitution to revoke...

Talented legal minds will rule in the trial of Pericles, known as the great hero of Athenian democracy, at an event organized by the National Hellenic Museum (NHM). The trial of Pericles is the latest installment of NHM’s Trial Series...

The Behrakis Wing at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) established by the generous donation of George Behrakis houses exquisite antiquities that would make the visitor fall in love with Greece. It all started in 2009 when Greek-American philanthropist...

Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum (NHM) is hosting the “Hellenic Heads” exhibition by sculptor George Petrides, featuring six larger-than-life busts inspired by key periods in Greek history spanning 2,500 years, from ancient times to the present. Speaking to Greek Reporter, the...

The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) raised over $925,000 this past weekend at its 2023 Gala, in support of its mission to share Greek history, art, culture and the Greek-American story. NHM Chairman John P. Calamos, Sr. and NHM Gala Chairman...

Chicago's National Hellenic Museum (NHM) is hosting the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s centennial exhibit Legacy, Renewal & Unity: Celebrating 100 Years of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, from September 16, 2023, through February 11, 2024. Last year, members...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has just acquired the first real portrait of a named Black slave from the American South, a witness to the oft-discussed chapter of American slavery. The painting will be displayed in...

Chicago's National Hellenic Museum (NHM) will host the "Hellenic Heads" exhibition by artist George Petrides, featuring six larger-than-life busts inspired by key periods in Greek history spanning 2,500 years, from ancient times to the present. The exhibition will launch on...

Greece's Acropolis Museum has loaned an ancient statue of a young woman, known as kore, to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), where it is on view through January 8, 2024 in the Museum’s Art of Ancient Greece,...

The National Hellenic Museum and the University of Illinois Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies co-hosted Homerathon: A Reading of Homer's Odyssey. The public reading of all 24 books of the epic poem spanned 13 hours on Friday and Saturday...

The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) raised over one million dollars last weekend at its 2022 Gala in support of its mission to share Greek history, art, culture, and the Greek- American story. NHM Chairman John P. Calamos, Sr. and Gala...

The much-anticipated gala to mark the grand reopening of the National Hellenic Museum (NHM) in Chicago was a great success on Saturday.

The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) in Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood announced it has added two more exhibitions to mark its grand reopening this September. These exhibitions join the previously announced world premiere photography exhibition Resilience by Prince Nikolaos. In Gather Together: Chicago...

The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) in Chicago reopens on September 16th after shutting down during the COVID-19 pandemic, returning with a featured photo exhibit after an annual Gala celebrating the museum’s comeback. The NHM, dedicated to sharing Greek history, art,...

The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) in Chicago will hold its much-anticipated gala on Saturday, September 10th at the Hilton Chicago. Organizers promise an evening of fine dining, music, dancing, and a spectacular auction to benefit The National Hellenic Museum. Greek...