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Hellenic Foundation for Culture

The objective of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Head of the Greek Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, is to promote Greek culture and to disseminate Greek language throughout the world. Since its foundation in 1992, the Hellenic Foundation for Culture has created Branches in Odessa, Alexandria and Berlin, and there are Offices of Representatives in London, Moscow, Vienna, Brussels, Washington and Beijing. In 2008, it is planned to found Hellenic Houses of Culture in Trieste, Belgrade, Bucharest, Tirana and Sofia. The Foundation offers lessons in the Greek language, organizes cultural events, publishes books and has public libraries in the Branches

To date, the Greek network consists of 125 organizations. Most of these institutions work in the areas of education, youth, arts, environment, human rights, democracy, research and cultural heritage. The Anna Lindh Foundation has funded 12 projects involving Greek members and 4 persons have benefited from ALF training activities.

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Latest News

Faces from the Mediterranean - a photo Exhibition

Locations: Athens, Beirut, Nicosia, Podgorica, Belogradchik, Zagreb.
Organizers: The Anna Lindh Foundation’s National Networks of
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon and Montenegro

A 2-week photo exhibition to be held simultaneously in all six cities, between the 24th of April to the 9th of May 2010, where the work of the respective artists from those countries exhibit faces, places, scenes from everyday life, monuments and traditions common to all Mediterranean countries and their heritage. The aim of the exhibition is to introduce these places and their culture and heritage highlighting commonalities of the ‘other’ by provoking their audience to stop and reflect on the message of the photo and, in the deliberate absence of tags, to wonder about their origin.

February 5, 2008: National Network Meets at the HFC Headquarters

The members of the Greek National Network met at the Head of Network’s headquarters to discuss the changes in the Anna Lindh Foundation with the appointment of a President and a new Director. After a brief introduction by each representative of the network, a speech was given by the President of HFC, Prof Mpampiniotis.

CFP 2007: ANCE receives a grant from the ALF for “Intercultural exchanges for equal opportunities”

Athens Network of Collaborating Experts (ANCE) was selected to receive a grant during the second round of the 2007 Call for Proposal launched by the ALF.