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Visit of the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Hellenic Foundation for Culture
On August 26, 2020, Ambassador of Ukraine Mr. Sergii Shutenko met with President of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture Mr. Nikos Koukis.
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Celebration for the 2500 years from Battle of Thermopylae
Thermopylae and Salamis are the two battles that saved Greece, Europe, and what we today call the West and Western civilization.
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On Hagia Sophia Reverting to a Mosque
The decision to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque is an arbitrary course of action that goes against the universal values, that have laid the foundations of the world culture over time. The essence and the symbolism of the Monuments, that are part of the World Cultural Heritage, like Hagia Sophia, derive from their historical dimension. No decision of changing their universally recognized cultural status can be regarded as an internal affair of any country.
AthenSYN I: HOMEMADE EXOTICA – Berlin
Exhibition & Festival of Contemporary Art
Since the beginning of the European idea, Athens has been an exoticized utopia. Recently, as a result of the 2009 worldwide financial crisis, Athens has become the exotic scene of a global drama that has attracted many, including the curators of the recent documenta14.