Australia

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 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...

Haute Couture in Ancient Greece: The Spectacular Costumes of Ariadne & Helen of Troy at the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne, will bring to life the magnificent costumes worn by Minoans and Mycenaeans of Bronze Age Greece ca. 2000 to 1200...

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 exhibition "Sidney Nolan: The Greek Series" that will open at the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne on Thursday. August 24 will feature 61 pieces of artwork - some never before seen by the public. The particular works of the renowned...

Marking the Hellenic Museum's 10th anniversary this weekend, Greek singer and songwriter Yiannis Kotsiras gave a fund-raising concert at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne on Saturday, and due to popular demand, will be giving a second concert on Sunday. The well-known...

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...

"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". ...

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...

                                      (Fr Christos Tsoraklidis in uniform) The first Greek War Museum in Australia is scheduled to open next year, according to a...

The famous Greek Benaki Museum, in collaboration with Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum, are planning to bring one of Greece’s oldest private museum collections to Australia for the first time. Benaki Museum CEO, John Tatoulis is currently in Melbourne discussing the procedures...