Australia

Nearly ninety years since this emblematic photo was taken at the Acropolis, Facebook decided that it was inappropriate, and in turn, banned it. The victim of this surreal censorship was the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne that posted the photo to advertise...

The Hellenic Museum of Melbourne will host the exhibition "Gods, Myths and Mortals: Greek Treasures Across the Millennia" which opens on Wednesday, September 10. The inauguration of the exhibition, which comes from the renowned Benaki Museum in Athens, will be attended...

The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne, an integral institution in the preservation of Greek history and culture in the center of Australia's Greek diaspora community, announced that Sarah Craig has been appointed Head of Curation and CEO at the museum. The...

The Hellenic Museum has teamed up with four other multicultural venues in Victoria to highlight Melbourne's claim as one of the world’s most culturally diverse cities. The Chinese Museum, Co.As.It Italian Historical Society & Museo Italiano, the Hellenic Museum, the...

"Open House Melbourne", one of the major international institutions for the promotion of architecture, will be held for the sixth consecutive year in Melbourne, on July 26 and 27. Public and private buildings in Melbourne will open their doors free...

An art competition is being held by the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne and the Bank of Cyprus.  The competition is set to reward winners from a $24,000 prize pool. The competition's theme is "tales of the Greek migrant a modern odyssey". ...

Melbourne has overtaken Sydney as Australia's most populous city for the first time since the 19th century, the latest government figures showed. Melbourne, the city that also boasts the largest Greek diaspora community in the world, now has a population...

Some of Melbourne’s top landmarks will be lit up in blue and white to commemorate the declaration of the Greek War of Independence 200 years ago.

The Hellenic Museum, Melbourne's iconic hub of Greek culture and history, both ancient and modern, will be hosting a fascinating course called "City, town and country in ancient Greece" in January via Zoom. The educational program will allow learners to...

The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Victoria, undaunted by the coronavirus pandemic, will hold its 34th annual HACCI Awards on Thursday, November 19 as an event which will be live-streamed around the world. The HACCI was formed...

It was announced on Friday that a new "tier one" Greek museum is in the works for Melbourne if the plans put forth by a group become a reality. To be situated in the city's old Land Titles Office, the...

Multicultural Museums Victoria Received the Museums Australia Award for Grandmothers exhibition, with a Greek-Australian installation called 'Yiayia'. Multicultural Museums Victoria, is a new coalition of the Hellenic Museum Melbourne and the Chinese, Islamic, Jewish and Italian Museums. Grandmothers is the inaugural joint...

The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne opened on Thursday an exhibition paying tribute to photographer Nelly, one of Greece's most famous and controversial artists. "Against the ruins, Photographs by Nelly's", is a collection from the Benaki Museum Photographic Archives. Divided into three...

The much awaited Festival of Homer is about to kick off in Melbourne. This 3-day event is taking place from June 15-17 and directed by Humanities 21, with support from the Hellenic Museum. The festival will be a celebration of Ancient...

It is not every day that a fashion show features dresses worn in the Bronze Age, but the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne will soon see models take to the catwalk sporting clothes from ancient Greece. Australians will have a great opportunity...