Some believe the attack on archaeologist Manolis Psarros is connected to ongoing pressures from the tourism industry.
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Onassis AiR Invites Applications for 2023–2024 Tailor-Made Residencies in Athens
Fellows receive a research fee, housing, travel to and from Athens, a research budget, and other resources to support their work.
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Controversial New Law Prompts Greek Museums to Shutter
The legislation gives institutions more autonomy but less government support for efforts like fundraising and generating revenue.
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Archaeologists Find Possible Remains of Temple of Poseidon
The site matches descriptions by the Ancient Greek historian Strabo, who wrote about the shrine more than 2,000 years ago.
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Guglielmo Castelli the Melancholic Painter
The Italian artist speaks with Hyperallergic about his home city of Turin, the loneliness of his characters, and more.
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Vatican to Return Its Parthenon Marbles Fragments to Greece
Pope Francis called the works’ repatriation a “donation.”
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In a New Documentary, Refugees Reclaim Their Narrative
Refugees of the Moria camp in Lesvos, Greece are behind the camera in the film Nothing About Us Without Us.
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Sorry, But This Is Not “Repatriation”
The Met’s deal with the Greek government to “repatriate” billionaire Leonard Stern’s Cycladic art collection is not what it seems.
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An Evocative Portrait of Athens Through Time and Family
In the Same Space is a moving dialogue between artist Eirini Vourloumis and her grandfather, painter Andreas Vourloumis, and a flickering portrait of the Greek capital.
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Massive Head of Hercules Pulled From Historic Shipwreck
Marine archeologists made the findings while working on the Roman-era Antikythera shipwreck.
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Protesters Urge British Museum to Return the Parthenon Marbles
In an action at the museum this weekend, participants made impassioned speeches calling for the return of the sculptures and sang “Happy Birthday” to the Acropolis Museum.
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Onassis Stegi Returns to Pedion Areos Park With Plásmata: Bodies, Dreams, and Data
These site-specific installations in Athens invite visitors to explore how technology continues to shape, affect, and impact the human experience.