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Greece to open museum of ancient undersea treasures
A new museum showcasing thousands of ancient archaeological artefacts found at sea will open next year at the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens, officials said on Monday. The EU-funded museum -- ...
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Met Museum to Return Griffin Head Donated by Former Trustee to Greece
The museum's researchers concluded it was likely illegally removed from the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in the 1930s, though details of the removal aren't known.
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Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
By Graham Bowley The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a griffin, the mythological creature, after determining that the artifact from the 7th century B.C. was ...
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Greek politician storms ‘blasphemous’ National Gallery show
On Monday, Papadopoulos and an accomplice entered the museum and removed the works from the wall, threw them to ground and ...
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Archdiocese of America to Promote Greek History, Orthodox Christian Heritage
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW) have announced a historic ...
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Metropolitan Museum repatriates ancient bronze griffin head that was stolen from Greek institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning a bronze griffin’s head from the seventh century BC to Greece after it was found to have been stolen from a museum there in the 1930s. The cast-bronze ...
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Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens' National Gallery, claims they are offensive
Greece's National Gallery said a Greek lawmaker on Monday attacked four paintings in an exhibition at the museum in Athens, ...