Washington, May 15, 2013
“The two productions will complement each other, given that each one will have its own version. Our concept is more about the historical continuity of Byzantine heritage and how it is expressed in modern Greece,” said the General Secretary of Culture Lina Mendoni, on May 14 during the Central Archaeological Council’s meeting, which gave the green light to the request of the U.S. museum.
Mendoni, who recently completed her visit to Washington,
stated as well that the shootings of the General
Secretariat of Culture will be held in six cities with
important Byzantine monuments, namely Athens,
Thessaloniki, Philippi, Kastoria, Mistra and New
Anchialos.
The film will be screened as part of a major exhibit
prepared feverishly by both parties and aims at promoting
Greece on the other side of the Atlantic. The film will
frame other events as well, including a special exhibition
with works by younger artists inspired by the Byzantium
and the speeches that will take place at the Greek Studies
Center at Harvard.
