News from the Consulate General in New York
December 21, 2017
Byzantine Pop-Up Concerts by the Axion Esti Foundation at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, 12.15.2017
The Axion Estin Foundation annual Christmas reception took place on Friday, December 15th, 2017, at the Cultural Hall of the Consulate General of Greece in New York. The Axion Estin Foundation (AEF) is a not-for-profit educational organization with a core mission of promoting Byzantine Music and the Arts. In this respect, traditionally, every year the […]
December 8, 2017
Opening of the art exhibition "Greek American Women in Arts. Creativity and Talent"
The opening of the art exhibition "Greek American Women in Arts. Creativity and Talent" took place on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 at the renovated cultural hall of the Consulate General of Greece in New York, in cooperation with the the Hellenic American Women's Council (HAWC). Works of the artists - members of HAWC, Gloria Ruiz […]
December 5, 2017
2nd World Olympiad of Modern Greek Language 2018
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Centre for the Greek Language organize the 2nd World Olympiad of Modern Greek Language under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. The event is sponsored by the “Charitable Foundation of Ivan Savvidi”. Participants are people aged 18-25, born outside Greece or Cyprus, and […]
December 5, 2017
Announcement on male Greek citizens born in 2000 and information required regarding national military service
All male Greek citizens born in 2000 are requested to present themselves to the Armed Forces Department of the Consulate General of Greece in New York, from January 2nd to April 2nd 2018, in order to submit required information regarding national military service, such as address, telephone number, e-mail, level of education, etc. The information […]
November 21, 2017
Thanksgiving Day
The Embassy and Consular Office of Greece will remain closed on Thursday, November 23rd in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
November 15, 2017
Inauguration of a series of lectures "Greeks Thinking about Today's World"
The Consulate General of Greece in New York in cooperation with the Program in Hellenic Studies of Columbia University on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, inaugurated a series of lectures entitled "Greeks thinking about Today's World". The keynote speaker at the first lecture on the topic of “Diaspora and Nostos” was an Academy of Athens Award […]
November 15, 2017
Meeting with 27 Greek Jewel Designers, 11.14.2017
A meeting with 27 Greek Jewel Designers took place on Tuesday November 14, at the residence of the Consul General of Greece in New York. The Designers’ creations will be exhibited at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) (Nov 16-19), an exhibition organized with the support of Enterprise Greece. Officials from the Office and […]
November 8, 2017
Opening of the photographic exhibition: “Daily Bread-Photographs from Rural Greece,” by Beatrice Hamblett
Τhe opening of the photographic exhibition: “Daily Bread-Photographs from Rural Greece,” by Beatrice Hamblett, took place yesterday, Tuesday, November 7th, 2017, at the premises of the Consulate General of Greece in New York. “Daily Bread” is the culmination of many road trips photographing in rural Greece. In her photographs, Hamblett reaches for the moments that […]
October 19, 2017
Opening of the photographic exhibition , for the celebration of the OXI Day, 18.10.2017
The celebration for the OXI Day took place at the Consulate General of Greece in New York with the opening of the photographic exhibition "Faces of War. Greece 1940-1944: From Occupation to Liberation", on Wednesday, October 18 2017. The Consulate General paid tribute to the struggle of the Greek peoples who fought with remarkable heroism […]
