Social media users have quickly become embroiled in heated debate involving everything from interpretation of Greek mythology to #MeToo after an announcement that a statue depicting a reversed version of the famous Medusa myth is to be be installed in New York City.
Another successful and compelling Greek Australian Dialogue Series took place last night, featuring guest speaker Mr Haris Siampanis, the Chief Executive Officer of the Benaki Museum.
One of the great women figures of Greece in the 20th century, Melina Mercouri has been graffitied on a 5 storey apartment building in Patras. The visual art type depicts Melina Mercouri…
A former school in Paramythia, Thesprotia that was donated by Greek silversmith Sotirios Voulgaris, is being transformed into a multi-space venue for art, history, culture and education. The mayor of Souli, Giannis…
Popular Greek singer Antonis Remos, was born on the 19th of June 1970 in Düsseldorf, West Germany. Later his family moved back to their native Thessaloniki, Greece, where he finished school. During…
Manos Hatzidakis is known as one of Greece’s absolute legends in the music industry. He was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music- perhaps modern Greece’s greatest composer and songwriter, rivaled…
Michael Constantine, an American actor of Greek descent, most widely recognised for his portrayal of Kostas “Gus” Portokalos in the film ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’, was born on the 22nd May…
The originals are out of reach for now, but you can still see world-class art without the queues or ticket prices, with an online tour of the Museum of Cycladic Art. The…
Top Greek-Australian plastic surgeon Dr. Tim Papadopoulos speaks about growing up Greek in Australia, life, love, the secrets to success and the definition of beauty.
Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, US Department of State Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs Philip T. Reeker and US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, met and discussed possible cultural collaborations…
After months of preparation and two Semi-Finals, TAMTA representing Cyprus and Katerine Duska representing Greece, along with acts from 24 other countries competed in the Grand Final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.…
The countdown is finally over, Eurovision 2019 has started! Both Cyprus and Greece will be heading into the grand final of the 64th Eurovision Song Contest! TAMTA, representing Cyprus opened up this year’s…
After many years of wishing to participate in the worlds’ famous song contest, TAMTA is finally representing Cyprus this year at the 64th Eurovision Song Contest. Speaking exclusively to GCT, TAMTA expresses…
Legendary director Costa- Gavras was presented with an Honorary Award at the 31st European Film Awards at Seville’s Teatro de la Maestranza on Saturday, in recognition of his contribution to cinema. Notably, world-renowned…
From a young age, Costa Karas had an artistic and creative side but only as of late, he started to create art on canvas, which led him to open up his own…
Condé Nast International have announced the launch of Vogue Greece, a fashion and lifestyle magazine that will feature Greek creativity in fashion, design, culture, style, beauty, travel, art and so much more. The…
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., on Friday announced the return of an ancient Greek marble sarcophagus fragment to the Hellenic Republic, during a repatriation ceremony attended by the Consul General…
October last year saw the opening of Greece’s National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens, which has now made The Guardian’s list of the top ten new museum openings around the…
Greece’s Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art has taken out the second prize at the 9th International Cultural Tourism conference held in Guimaraes, Portugal on the theme ‘Intangible Heritage: Incomparable Asset for Sustainable…
NEON Organisation for Culture & Development has collaborated with the Athens Conservatoire on the opening of a new public cultural centre. The space, which remained closed for forty years in the first…