Category: CULTURE
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Elefsina Wins ‘European Capital of Culture 2021’
“In 2021, Greece will host its fourth European Capital of Culture after Athens in 1985, Thessaloniki in 1997 and Patras in 2006″, Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner responsible for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, said. Underlining how popular the EU initiative is with cities and citizens, Navracsics congratulated Elefsina on its successful bid. “I look forward…
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation: 20 years of grantmaking activity
The SNF’s philanthropic activity, to date, has spread across 111 countries, with particular emphasis on Greece which—among other grants and programs—is where some of the most important initiatives of the Foundation are being developed, such as the development of the SNFCC, alongside Initiatives Against the Greek Crisis and for Recharging the Youth. Since the commencement…
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Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan
Nasr Salama, head of the ministry’s department for Aswan and Nubia antiquities, said the two cemeteries were badly preserved, with no inscriptions were found on the walls. However, the remains of tombs and mummies were found inside. Salama said that stairs were discovered that lead to a small, square burial chamber. The discovery was made…
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Egypt’s Grand Museum, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization to have separate management
Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany said the decree states that every authority would have its own board of trustees composed of a group of Egyptian and prominent international public figures with experience in the field. Every board would draft the museum’s general policies, setting up a work programme and managing the museum’s budget through studying the…