Greece Expands Cultural Sites, Opens 29 Museums

Greece Opens 29 Museums and Counting — With Mystras Palatial Complex, Piraeus Underwater Antiquities Site Next

Greece has already opened or fully renovated 29 museums and cultural sites as part of a state-led expansion drive, with Culture Minister Lina Mendoni announcing on International Museum Day that several more are imminent — including the Mystras palatial complex in the Peloponnese on May 21 and the Museum of Underwater Antiquities in Piraeus. Ms. Mendoni said the initiative is designed to decentralize tourism and strengthen local economies beyond the country's most visited sites. The pipeline ...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA