Melina Mercouri
Greece
Ten Influential Greek Women Who Shaped Modern Greece
Influential Greek women have played a crucial role in Greece's history since antiquity -- read on to learn about ten women who shaped Greece today.
Greece
Melina Mercouri: The Epitome of the Hellenic Spirit
Melina Mercouri (18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) is engraved in the minds of millions of Greeks. In her life, she was several things: a striking woman; a stage and movie actress; a patriot; an activist; and a...
Culture
Manos Hatzidakis: The Composer Who Shaped Greek Music
Along with Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hatzidakis was Greece's greatest composer and his music was the soundtrack of 20th century Greece.
events
Melina Mercouri Exhibition at Elefsina, European Capital of Culture
Elefsina, the European Capital of Culture for 2023, honors Melina Mercouri with an exhibition showcasing the life’s work of the longest-serving Greek Minister of Culture to date.
Mercouri, who passed away on this day in 1994, is engraved in the...
Ancient Greece
British Museum Hints at Lending the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The new president of the British Museum, George Osborne, hinted that they may lend the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Hollywood
The 2020 San Francisco Greek Film Festival Goes Virtual (and Drive-In Style)
The 2020 San Francisco Greek Film Festival, which takes place October 3 to October 10, will go virtual and also hold drive-in screenings to keep festival attendees safe during the pandemic.
The drive-in screening of "Topkapi" featuring famous Greek actress...
Art
Melina Mercouri Mural Welcomes Public to Greek Street Art Festival
A striking mural of iconic Greek actress Melina Mercouri, famous for both her career on the big screen as well as her life of activism, has kicked off ArtWalk's Fifth International Street Arts Festival in Patras.
The impressive graffiti piece...
Culture
Melina Mercouri’s Songs Featured at Ancient Greek Theater Festival of Carnuntum
The Ancient Greek Theater Festival of Carnuntum, featuring Melina Mercouri, began on Saturday, at the amphitheater of the ancient Roman city of Carnuntum, today's Austrian city of Petronell.
Mercouri was described at the festival as the ''most important Greek woman of...
Culture
Greece Remembers the Iconic Melina Mercouri
It has been 25 years since Melina Mercouri died this day in 1994 but her picture in front of the Parthenon that adorns the Acropolis Metro Station is engraved in the minds of millions of Greeks.
In her life Melina...
Culture
Passionate Greek Women Perform at a Renovated Old Train Wagon
Fascinating Greek women from mythology to Modern Greece all meet at a renovated train wagon known as "To Treno sto Rouf." The performance, in English, centers around the lives of three of Greece's most passionate women -- Medea, Maria...