Tag Archives | Exhibition

30th Greek Festival of Sydney Presents “Memosinon” Exhibition

The 30th Greek Festival of Sydney proudly presents “Memosinon”, a Phillip George exhibition on Herodotus’ globetrotting curiosity, collecting iconography, mapping culture, adding ideas and stories one upon another like a multi-layered transnational pastitsio baked in the oven of the diaspora. Herodotus’ account of history was informed by the principle that everything is in eternal motion. He did not have the [...]

Greek Festival of Sydney 2012 Upcoming Events

The annual Greek Festival of Sydney is celebrating its 30th birthday with a wide series of different events including interesting talks and exhibitions aside the regular screening, dancing, music and Greek food festivities. On Sunday, March 11, the Festival presents Nick Papanikitas’ lecture on the theme “30 Years: A Festival’s Journey”.  The former president of [...]

Alekos Fassianos’ Exhibition in Melbourne

An exhibition will be held in Australia, presenting the artworks of the Greek eminent painter Alekos Fassianos. The opening day of the exhibition is on the 24th of November at the Greek Museum of Melbourne. The exhibition is organized under the auspices of the Greek Cultural Centre of Australia. Alekos Fassianos is going to be [...]

‘A Journey on the Waves of History’ Exhibition Starts in Melbourne

David Davis, Minister for Health in Victoria, Melbourne initiated the exhibition programme, named ‘A Journey on the waves of History’ and located in the Greek Museum of Melbourne. The exhibition, being organized in collaboration with the Greek Cultural Institution includes 15 model ships on display, covering the period 1500 BC to 1900 AD, that portray [...]

Shipbuilding Exhibition in Melbourne

The Hellenic Foundation of Culture in cooperation with the Hellenic Museum “Nafsika Stamouli” presents for the first time an Exhibition of micro shipbuilding  in Melbourne which includes copies of Greek ships that present important moments of the history of shipping. The artworks of micro shipbuilding are accompanied by copies of Ancient Greek objects representing marine [...]

Exhibition for Greeks of the Bonegilla Migrants Center

The Greek Australian Minister of Multicultural Affairs of Victoria Nikos Kotsiras announced that funds will be given for the creation of a permanent exhibition revolving around the Greeks who stayed at Bonegilla, a Migrant Reception and Training Center where 300.000 immigrants were hosted thousand of Greeks among them from the end of the World War until [...]