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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-06-15
CONTENTS
[01] PM briefed on New Acropolis Museum opening
[02] Byzantium in Vilnius
[01] PM briefed on New Acropolis Museum opening
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Monday had a meeting with Culture
Minister Antonis Samaras and the head of the organisation for
construction of the New Acropolis Museum, Prof. Dimitris Pandermalis,
who briefed him on the progress of preparations for the official
opening of the New Acropolis Museum on Saturday.
"We have carried out all the preparations required and we briefed the
prime minister and I am sure that everything will go well on Saturday,"
Samaras told reporters as he emerged from the premier's offices in
Maximos Mansion.
Samaras stressed that the New Acropolis Museum will be a unique
cultural centre for the entire world and pointed to the very positive
reports already appearing in international media focusing on Greece,
the Athens Acropolis and the masterpieces housed in the Museum.
Pandermalis said that the Museum opening would be both glamorous but
also close to ordinary people, since the general public would be
allowed access for the three days leading up to the formal inauguration
ceremony for the officials and VIPs.
[02] Byzantium in Vilnius
An international meeting entitled "EU and the Cultural Heritage of
Byzantium: History and Prospects" will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania
from June 19 to 25 under the auspices of Lithuania's Parliament.
Attending scholars, artists and educators are expected to focus on the
Byzantine civilisation's influence in eastern Europe.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of a Byzantine era manuscript.
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