Opening of the Exhibition "Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki" held in the framework of the "Night of Cultural Institutes” event of the EUNIC network, coordinated by the Bucharest branch of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Buchares

The Ambassador of Greece, Mr. Grigorios Vassiloconstandakis, inaugurated the exhibition "Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki" coordinated by the Bucharest branch of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in the framework of the "Night of Cultural Institutes" event of the local EUNIC network.

The exhibition was held with the support of the European Commission Office in Romania, which is also offering its premisses. The exhibition includes the presentation on large photo panels and relative explanatory texts of 15 Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage List (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/456/gallery/). The material has been offered by the Thessaloniki Museum of Byzantine Culture. The documentary "The Return" directed by Giorgos Skantalaris (production Desproduction & Museum of Byzantine Culture, 2014) is being projected in parallel at the same premises.