Canada

The Museum of Vancouver is taking visitors to Greece and it's wonders through virtual and augmented reality. Thanks to Simon Fraser University researchers, visitors using 3D goggles can now get immersed in a virtual reconstruction of the historical Tholos at...

Three solo theatre shows based on Greek Mythology and featuring noted British comedian Stephen Fry will get their world premiere at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Fellow Brit Tim Carroll, the festival’s artistic director, will direct Fry in Mythos:...

The inauguration of “The Greeks - Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” exhibition took place in Ottawa, Canada, in the grand hall of the Canadian Museum of History. Approximately 1,000 people attended the largest inauguration event that has been held...

One of the most significant exhibitions that has ever traveled outside of Greece has been scheduled to open on December 12. Pointe-à-Callière Museum in Montreal will be the first stop in its tour around North America. The exhibition, entitled "The...

The museum of Montreal Pointe-a-Calliere, will host a major exhibition on ancient Greece that will be launched late this year. The display entitled “The Greeks -- Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” will bring together more than 500 artifacts from 22...

Growing up black in Greece? Patricia Kumbakisaka, 31, one of Canada’s most accomplished young black women, has done it. Here she describes her life in Greece.

Twenty lucky students of Greek descent in Canada and the US are being invited to apply for a 10-day trip to Greece this summer. The Philoxenia Program College Student Trip is scheduled to take place between July 9 and July 18....

The exhibition “The Greeks - Agamemnon to Alexander the Great” at the archaeological museum of Pointe-à-Callière in Montreal, Canada, has ended after four successful months. “Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal’s Archaeology and History Complex, is proud to announce that 132,156 visitors came through...

More than 100,000 people have visited “The Greeks - Agamemnon to Alexander” exhibition in Pointe à Callière, Montreal Archaeology and History Complex, since it opened its doors on December 12, 2014. According to the Greek Ministry of Culture, visitors were...

A very important exhibition of Greek antiquities entitled "The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great" premiered on December 12 at the Pointe-a-Calliere Museum in Montreal. The exhibition presents antiquities that have never traveled outside of Greece. The 543 ancient artifacts...

Greek-Canadian social entrepreneur Andreas Souvaliotis pens an open letter to Prime Minister of Greece after a Greek MP wrote a homophobic Twit to the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel.

The University of Ottawa museum of classical antiquities has launched a collection of Authentic Replicas from Ancient Greece. Ancient Greek art pieces were loaned to the museum by Greek Embassy ahead of the celebrations marking 70 years of Greek-Canadian...

The Canadian Stage will present Cruel and Tender, a provocative play by Britain’s Martin Crimp. Directed by filmmaker Atom Egoyan, this searing drama is based on an ancient Greek tragedy, but is set against the backdrop of today’s war...

The Youth Network of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (ΣΑΕ) for the Region of Canada and the Hellenic Student Associations of Universities in Toronto (University of Toronto – GSA, York University - HSΑ και Ryerson University - ΣΕΦ).proudly...

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton have launched a research project where nuclear radiation is used to identify changes in the metal content of ancient Greek and Roman coins held in a world-class collection.  The collection has been with the...