History


ART IN GOLD: Jewelry in the Hellenistic Period

DURATION: November 13, 2024 – April 27, 2025 BENAKI MUSEUM OF GREEK CULTURE On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture inaugurated the exhibition “Art in Gold: Jewelry in the Hellenistic Period.” The exhibition is part of the project “The Collections of the Benaki Museum and Contemporary […]


Scotland – Love at first sight (gaol aig a ‘chiad shealladh)

The 18th century, witnessed a reversal in the city’s fortunes as its council leaders and great thinkers of the Enlightenment restyled Edinburgh as ‘the Athens of the North’. As Athens had been a center for ancient learning, New Town Edinburgh now flaunted its credentials as a world leader for academic discipline, reasoning and discovery.