Category: CULTURE
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Greek Ministry of Culture declares 2017 ‘Year of Nikos Kazantzakis’
In a bid to remember and commemorate the writer and philosopher that was Nikos Kazantzakis, the Ministry of Culture has declared 2017 as the ‘Year of Nikos Kazantzakis’. Sixty years since his death in 1957, the International Society of Greek Writers & Artists has developed a World Literary Competition named Kazantzakia, and submissions are now…
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Greek museum among the top 10 new museum openings in 2017
History, art and design will be celebrated in their many forms, and disciplines, at new institutions from Paris to Los Angeles and London to Cape Town. The newspaper Guardian published the list with the top 10 new museum openings in 2017, among them a Greek museum that opened its doors in October, 2016. The National Museum of…
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Greek To Be Taught as Foreign Language in Russian Schools Starting January 1, 2017
According to sources, the Russian Minister of Education, Olga Vasilieva recently signed and approved the Greek language into the curriculum of Russian schools. Starting January 1, 2017, Greek will be taught as a second language in Russia’s primary and secondary schools. It is a decision that has been on the table of discussion for sometime, as Greek and…
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Computer science reimagines Hagia Sophia’s acoustics, offers journey back in time
An impressive figure of the architectural beauty hailing from the Byzantine-era, the Hagia Sophia at Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Square is still inspiring new studies, like the “Icons of Sound” project from Stanford University. Having served as a cathedral, the mosque and now a museum over its 1,500-year-long lifespan, the Hagia Sophia is now the subject of…