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On 19 March 2019, the Melbourne University Greek Association Melbourne, in collaboration with the Macquarie University Greek Association Sydney, launched Yannis Dramitinos’ Nationality: Unquestionable at the Kudos Gallery in Sydney. Our collaborative exhibition was presented as part of the 37th Annual Greek…

Last Thursday night saw the Hellenic Museum launch the new exhibition Beyond Attica: Art of Magna Graecia. The exhibition showcases a unique collection of South Italian red-figure vases dating from the 5th and 4th centuries BCE. The collection of 19 decorated vases…

AGAPI Care has officially opened “AGAPI House” at 12 Showers Street in Preston. Representatives from government, local council, community organisations, friends and families were present to witness this very important event. Proceeding commenced with a blessing ceremony and was followed by an…

Opening Friday 15 March at the Hellenic Museum, the exhibition Beyond Attica: Art of Magna Graecia is a unique collection of Attic black-figure and south Italian red-figure vases, dating from the 6th century to 4th century BCE. Until the fifth century BCE…

The pending visit of Terence Spencer Nicholas Quick, Greece’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Melbourne on 26th March for the Greek Independence Day celebrations, has caused dismay to the vast majority of the Greek community. Many of its tertiary Organisations have…

Multicultural Museums Victoria is thrilled to announce that Multicultural Museums Victoria (MMV) has appointed its inaugural Executive Officer to grow and develop the unique alliance of five ethnic museums across Melbourne – the Chinese Museum, Co.As.It. Museo Italiano, Hellenic Museum, Islamic Museum…

Most readers of The News weekly, and listeners of Hellenic Drive on 3xy Radio Hellas, will recognise me as ‘Raph’, one of the hosts of Wednesday afternoon’s Hellenic drive program. My full name is Raphael Tsakirellis, I am 22 years old and…

Historians have often assumed that the ancient Greeks practiced one type of warfare. This view has been questioned in recent years, when we take a wider look at the evidence, in particular that from Greek settlements in southern Italy. Greek warfare has…

Showing this Saturday at the Hellenic Museum is the 1954 cinema classic Madame X. Starring Cybele Andrianou, Giorgos Pappas, Lambros Konstadaras, the film follows the story of a woman who has been thrown out on to street without any money by her…

The Hellenic Women’s Cultural Association- ESTIA, takes pleasure in inviting you to celebrate International Women’s Day with guest speaker the Hon Jenny Mikakos MP, on the topic of: Empowering Women Event coordinator: Mrs Angela Velos Date: Sunday 3rd March 2019 at 3pm…