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 [...]
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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 [...]
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05 / 17 Book to be Published on Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania
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05 / 17 Indigenous Find New Place to Camp But Still Boycott Paniyiri Festival
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05 / 17 Michael Spartels is 2012 ‘Kastellorizian of the Year’
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05 / 17 Greek Festival of Sydney Presents ‘Dance to the Rhythm’
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05 / 17 Singapore Airlines to Suspend Services to Abu Dhabi, Athens
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05 / 16 Aborigines Forced to Move Their Tents For Greek Paniyiri
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05 / 16 Greek-Australians Exempt from Pension Cuts
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05 / 16 Greek Studies in Australia Gains $450,000
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05 / 16 Greek Festival of Sydney Presents ‘Identity in the Sand’ Concert
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05 / 11 South Australia Greek Consulate Forced to Reduce Work Hours Due to Staff Shortage
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05 / 11 Book Released in Australia On the History of Greeks in Asia
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05 / 17 Book to be Published on Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania
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05 / 10 AHEA Organizes 2012 Hellenic Language Awards in Maroubra
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05 / 08 Melbourne Grammar School Opens Its Doors After Renovation
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05 / 10 Public Lecture on the History of Greek Cafés to be Held in Australia
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05 / 08 Boite-style Musical Performances By Greeks To Be Held In May
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05 / 08 Businessman Calls on Greek-Australian Community to Send Greece Medical Aid
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05 / 09 Greek Illustrator Draws the Titanic for National Geographic
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05 / 16 Aborigines Forced to Move Their Tents For Greek Paniyiri
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05 / 09 Australia Remembers Writer Nikos Kazantzakis
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