ATHENS –
Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni will visit the US within the framework of bilateral cooperation for the protection of cultural heritage.
According to a press release by the Ministry of Culture, on Friday, February 21, Mendoni will attend a ceremony of repatriation of Greek antiquities at the Greek Embassy in Washington, DC.
She will also meet with Darren Beattie, Senior Official / Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, and Scott Weinhold, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
On Monday, February 24, Mendoni will attend the repatriation ceremony of a bronze Gryphon head at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York.
On Tuesday, February 25, there will be a repatriation ceremony for 11 ancient artifacts ordered by the New York State Attorney General’s office. Prior to the repatriation ceremony, Mendoni will decorate Assistant District Attorney, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos, as Commander of the Order of the Phoenix, one of Greece’s highest honors.
Afterwards, Mendoni will participate in a panel titled “Cultural Heritage Now: The Cyclades at The Met, a New Model of Collaboration” at the MET Museum.
