Embassy News
October 24, 2014
The Trial of Lysistrata - Save the Date
The Shakespeare Theatre Company Bard Association and the Embassy of Greece present the Trial of Lysistrata at the Lansburgh Theatre, on Monday, November 24, 2014, at 7 p.m. Often called the first feminist, Lysistrata rallied the women of the enemy against her own city, and organized her fellow women against their own men, all in […]
October 16, 2014
An Archeologist’s Eye: The Parthenon Drawings of Katherine A. Schwab
After Washington DC, the exhibition “An Archaeologist’s Eye: The Parthenon Drawings of Katherine A. Schwab,” travels to Athens, Georgia, where it will remain on view through December 7, 2014 at the Georgia Museum of Art: http://georgiamuseum.org/art/exhibitions/on-view/an-archaeologists-eye-the-parthenon-metope-drawings-of-katherine-a.-schwab Additionally, Professors Mark Abbe and Naomi Norman at the University of Georgia are organizing an international symposium, on October […]
October 9, 2014
Kids Euro Festival: “Classical Greece!”, concert at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.
Kids Euro Festival: “Classical Greece!”, concert at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.
October 7, 2014
Inaugural lecture: Literature as Cultural Politics: C.P. Cavafy's Diasporic Hellenism
Inaugural lecture: Literature as Cultural Politics: C.P. Cavafy's Diasporic Hellenism
September 12, 2014
Symphony of Color: A painting exhibit by Louise Gatanas now on view
The Embassy of Greece in Washingon, D.C.presents "A Symphony of Color" A painting exhibit by Louise Gatanas "It is my imagination that compels me to see and create floralscapes. Through my eyes, one enters into a visual journey of nature's intricate patterns, inter-related shapes and brilliant colors." Louise Gatanas The exhibit will run through the […]
August 22, 2014
Greek Defense Minister Dimitrios Avramopoulos Meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
Greek Defense Minister Dimitrios Avramopoulos made the following statement following his meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, on Thursday, August 21, 2014: “I have just concluded a meeting with my friend, the Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel. It was the third visit at the Pentagon, during my two tenures as Minister of Defense. […]
August 5, 2014
Ancient Coins Returning Home to Greece
Ancient Greek coins dating as far back as 515 BC to be exhibited at Athens Numismatic Museum. Pictured (l-r): Silver stater of Dikaia, Thrace; silver stater of Locri Opunti; silver didrachm of Euboia; silver stater of Thebes, Boeotia; and silver stater of Thebes, Boeotia “The coins returned to us today are of remarkable beauty and […]
July 22, 2014
VISA applications in Consulate office in Washington DC, will be accepted only by appointment
VISA applications in Consulate office in Washington DC, will be accepted only by appointment (tel: 202 939 1306). Diplomatic, Service and Official Passports are excluded.
