George Vardas
Arts and Culture Editor at Greek City Times
Arts & Culture Editor, Greek City Times. Secretary Australian Hellenic Council. Cultural heritage researcher/lobbyist. Photographer. AEK Athens and 49ers tragic
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6 days ago |
greekcitytimes.com | George Vardas
Negotiations for Parthenon Sculptures See Progress, But Key Hurdles RemainAccording to an article just published in the leading Greek newspaper Kathimerini, titled the “Last Mile for the Marbles “by K. P. Papadiochou and Sakis Ioannidis, the Greek Government and the British Museum have made substantial headway in discussions regarding the Parthenon Sculptures, with one source close to the negotiations indicating that 80% of the issues have been agreed upon.
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3 weeks ago |
greekcitytimes.com | George Vardas
Oscar-winning actor George Clooney has called for the United Kingdom to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, expressing unwavering confidence that the 2,500-year-old masterpieces “are going to come back” to their place of origin.
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3 weeks ago |
greekcitytimes.com | George Vardas |Greek cinema
Leading Greek filmmakers Yorgos Lanthimos and Costa-Gavras were amongst a group of 350 international actors, directors and producers who have signed an open letter at the Cannes Film Festival condemning the brutal killing by Israeli armed forces of Fatima Hassona, a young Palestinian photojournalist and protagonist of the acclaimed documentary, “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk”.
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3 weeks ago |
greekcitytimes.com | George Vardas |Modern Greek History
The return to Greece of the controversial Elgin collection of Parthenon Sculptures, currently held in the British Museum, has in recent years been the subject of countless media reports and seemingly endless conjecture as to the prospects of resolving what is arguably the world’s most famous cultural heritage dispute.
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1 month ago |
greekcitytimes.com | George Vardas |Greek Language
At the 221st session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held on 14 April 2025 a momentous decision was taken to proclaim 9 February of each year as World Greek Language Day. The motion to promote the celebration of this date as one of the international days marked by UNESCO was supported by 87 Member States – a record number – but with one notable exception: Australia.
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