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New Archaeological Museum Approved for Ancient City of Sparta

Plans to construct a new Archaeological Museum in Sparta have recently been approved, along with renovations to repair the old museum, which houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient world. The announcement came a few days ago, following the approval...

New York Public Library Branch to Become Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

  A major branch of the New York Public Library will be renamed the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, according to a recent press release from the SNF, as a result of the Foundation’s transformational gift of $55 million. The historic midtown...

SNF Donates $7,500,000 to Greek Doctors and Nurses for Covid-19 Efforts

As a sign of their deep appreciation for their life-saving efforts this past Spring, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation will be paying a total 6.6 million euros ($7.5 million) to doctors and nurses working during the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came...

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Launches COVID-19 Global Relief Initiative

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) launched a $100 million global relief initiative this week to help world communities hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Grants made as part of the initiative focus on research, access to food and other necessities,...

Greece's Stavros Niarchos Foundation Donates $100 Million to Combat Coronavirus

One of Greece's largest and most generous charitable organizations, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), announced on Tuesday that it is donating a stunning one hundred million dollars to alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Responding to the severe...

Stavros Niarchos Foundation to Build Three New Public Hospitals in Greece

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced on Thursday that it will build three new hospitals and provide funding for other health initiatives in Greece which will together represent a donation of 420 million euros ($460 million) to healthcare in...

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Launches Exchange Program for 50 Greek Students

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) is now offering 50 high school students from Greece the opportunity to spend a semester abroad as part of a new international exchange program. The SNF's new "Global Citizen Scholarship Program," which is part of the...

Diaspora Scholars Invited to Apply for Fellowships in Greek Universities

Foreign-based Greek scholars are invited to apply for the Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program (GDFP) run by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) in collaboration with the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the Fulbright Foundation in Greece. The GDFP is a...

Beautiful Ghost Town in Greece to Get New Life (video)

The story of the people of Vamvakou, a village in the Lakonia region in the Peloponnese, is truly fascinating by any measure. But the story of the village's revival may be an even greater one, as local people are...

Rita Wilson to Perform Concert in Greece in Summer of 2019

Rita Wilson will be returning to Greece in June to perform live at the Summer Nostos Festival, which will be held at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens. Every summer, Wilson and husband Tom Hanks usually return to...