culture
Quality standards to be maintained when management of Art Cafe passes to Municipality
CORFU. Corfiot & Diapontian Mayor Meropi Ydraiou gave a press conference to discuss the main points from her meeting with Culture Minister Lina Mendoni.
Galiatsatos:No substance to the ΄gifts΄ to Corfu from Konsolas and Mendoni
CORFU. Former Regional Governor says that the visits of the Deputy Minister for Tourism and Minister for Culture produced statements with no substance and announcements of actions undertaken by the previous Regional Administration.
Cultural ΄restart΄ for Corfu!
CORFU. High hopes following the Culture Minister΄s visit to the island. Mayor Meropi Ydraiou couldn΄t hide her pleasure at the ΄gifts΄ the Minister brought with her.
Culture Minister meets with 3 Corfu Mayors at Old Town Hall
CORFU. The Minister for Culture Lina Mendoni met with Corfiot & Diapontian Mayor Meropi Ydraiou, North Corfu Mayor Giorgos Mahimaris and South Corfu Mayor Kostas Lessis.
Opening Heritage & Archaeological Sites for people with Special Needs
CORFU. Meeting of partners in the Opening Heritage & Archaeological Sites for people with Special Needs (OHAS) EU Erasmus+ programme.
"Closed due to incompetence": Sign outside the New Fortress
CORFU. The site has been closed for two years.
Restoration of Annunziata bell tower put out to tender
CORFU. The restoration work has been put out to tender by the Ministry of Culture & Sport Department for Renovation of Byzantine and Poet-Byzantine Monuments.
Art exhibition by Swedish artist Kerstin Lindgren at Latin Chapel
CORFU. The exhibition "Out of the body consciousness" is being organised by the Ministry of Culture and Sport and Corfu Antiquities Inspectorate.
Extra guards and cleaners to be recruited for archaeological sites and museums
The approval of the Public Recruitment Office (ASEP) is expected by 27 March and the recruitment procedure to be completed by the end of April.
Official opening of Corfu Archaeological Museum with Deputy Minister of Culture
CORFU. Deputy Minister of Culture Kostas Stratis cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated Archaelogical Museum on Sunday afternoon accompanied by the Director of Corfu Antiquities Inspectorate Tenia Rigakou.
1.22m Euro budget approved for ΄Town Festivals΄
CORFU. Ionian Islands Regional Governor signed approval for the programme which will run until 30/6/22.
Enrolment has begun at the Ionian Islands Music and Culture Centre
CORFU. Enrolment has begun for the Corfu Choir and Ionian Islands Music and Culture Centre.
August full moon at the Old Fortress
CORFU. Corfu Antiquities Inspectorate, along with the 8th SEVEN Festival 2018, is once again taking part in the events organized by the Ministry for Culture for the August full moon.
Exhibition opening: 3rd International Christian Culture Philanthropic Festival - ΄Russia-Greece through the centuries΄
CORFU. The 3rd International Christian Culture Philanthropic Festival - ΄Russia-Greece through the centuries΄ is taking place in Corfu 9 - 11 August.
3rd International Christian Culture Philanthropic Festival - ΄Russia-Greece through the centuries΄
CORFU. The 3rd International Christian Culture Philanthropic Festival - ΄Russia-Greece through the centuries΄ is taking place in Corfu again this year from 9th to 11th August.
Oldest known extract of Homer΄s Odyssey discovered in Olympia
OLYMPIA. Initial estimates date the finding to the Roman era, probably before the 3rd century AD.
Ministry approves overtime payments so that events can go ahead at the Old Fortress
CORFU. The Ministry of Culture΄s statement following the meeting with Corfu MP Kostas Pavlidis and Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos regarding the Corfu fortresses.
Corfu MP Fotini Vaki asks Minister of Culture about the recruitment of security personnel for Corfu Antiquities Department
CORFU. The Corfu MP referred to the need for Corfu Antiquities Services to recruit personnel for security and cultural events.
