An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
Greek Reporter1d
World’s Oldest Erotic Graffiti Is on Astypalaia, Greece
The world’s oldest erotic graffiti was discovered in 2014 in Astypalaia, a remote island in Dodecanese, Greece.
Greek Reporter4d
The Stele of the Twin Babies: A Rare Glimpse into Ancient Greek Funerary Art
The only surviving funerary relief of the ancient Greek world depicting twin babies in the same arms was unveiled in Athens.
Greek lawmaker attacks paintings in Athens’ National Gallery, claiming they are offensive
Greece’s National Gallery says a Greek lawmaker attacked four paintings in an exhibition, including one he had previously criticized as offensive on religious grounds.
Wall Street Journal9d
The Met May Have Millions in Stolen Art. It’s Not Waiting to Be Asked to Return It.
A museum was restituting a work of art, giving back something from its collection to the place where it originated—in this ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...
Medieval Venice shows us the good art can do in times of crisis
Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during ...
Neos Kosmos8d
Upcoming seminar to highlight Theodorakis’ work in shaping the Greek art-folk song
The work of Mikis Theodorakis and his contribution in the shaping of the Greek art-folk song is set to be the subject of an ...
The New York Times29d
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 ...
Winnipeg Free Press3d
An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece, the latest ...
The Source Weekly3d
SFF Presents offers spring classes at Sisters Art Works
SFF Presents has announced two adult art and music classes at Sisters Art Works beginning in April. First up is an all-day ...