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April 24, 2013 – National Hellenic Museum Store Introduces Polina Sapouna-Ellis Jewelry To The U.S.
April 24, 2013 Categories: Museum News Releases, Newsroom, Press
A perfect one-of-a kind Mother’s Day gift CHICAGO, IL — The National Hellenic Museum introduces Polina Sapouna-Ellis convertible jewelry to Chicago. The National Hellenic Museum’s Store is the exclusive distributor of her jewelry in the U.S. Her dynamic one-of-a kind pieces are wearable works of art influenced by ancient Greek shapes and motifs [...]
April 12, 2013 – National Hellenic Museum Offers New Class “The Trials of Socrates”
April 12, 2013 Categories: Museum News Releases, Newsroom, Press
Socrates: Great teacher or con artist? CHICAGO, IL – The National Hellenic Museum announces The Trials of Socrates, a new five-week class in partnership with the University of Chicago Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies. In January, almost a thousand people participated in the National Hellenic Museum’s re-trial of Socrates, and the Chicago [...]
Annual Ambrosia Ball: Michigan Avenue Magazine
Featured in Michigan Avenue Magazine, March 18, 2013. More than 300 guests celebrated Apokries (Greek Mardi Gras) during the annual Ambrosia Ball at the Palmer House Hotel on March 2, 2013. The event, organized by the National Hellenic Museum, was hosted by Fox News Chicago’s Anna Davlantes and raised $350,000.
STEINBERG: HOW COULD WE FIND SOCRATES GUILTY?
Featured in Chicago Sun-Times, February 2, 2013 Written By Neil Steinberg Would you condemn Socrates? Had you been among the 500 jurors in 399 B.C. at the trial of the philosopher, charged with corrupting the youth of Athens and embracing new gods, would you have found him guilty? Could you?
THE RETRIAL OF SOCRATES: VERDICT REACHED
Featured in NPR, February 2, 2013 On Thursday, the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago hosted a Re-trial of Socrates, hearkening back to the famous conviction in 399 B.C. that sentenced the philosopher to death by hemlock. Last week, Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon chatted with former U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who defended Athens. This [...]
SOCRATES CONVICTED – AGAIN, 2,400 YEARS LATER
Featured in the Chicago Sun Times, January 31, 2013 By Mitch Dudek He brought down mob bosses, an Elvis-impersonating governor and al-Qaida terrorists — and now former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald can add ancient Greek philosopher Socrates to the list. And though a group of 900 Chicagoans reaffirmed the 2,400-year-old convictions of corrupting the youth [...]
AFTER TAKING DOWN GOVERNORS, FORMER TOP PROSECUTOR FITZGERALD TAKES ON SOCRATES IN MOCK TRIAL
Featured in Washington Post, January 31, 2013 By Michael Tarm CHICAGO — Patrick Fitzgerald has prosecuted mobsters, terrorists, a White House aide and two Illinois governors. On Thursday, the former top prosecutor was to get a crack at Socrates. Yes, that Socrates, the Greek philosopher. Fitzgerald, one of the nation’s highest profile federal prosecutors until [...]
THE NATIONAL HELLENIC MUSEUM HOSTS ANNUAL AMBROSIA BALL ON MARCH 2, 2013
Dr. Anthony Papadimitriou, President, Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, to Receive Award of Excellence CHICAGO, IL — The National Hellenic Museum will host its annual Ambrosia Ball at 6:30 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013 in the Grand Ballroom at the Palmer House – A Hilton Hotel (17 E. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL). [...]
SOCRATES FACES TRIAL FOR HIS ACTIONS – AGAIN
January 16, 2013 Categories: Media Materials, Newsroom, Press
Featured in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, January 15, 2013 By Jenn Ballard – Law Bulletin staff writer Some of the city’s most prominent judges and attorneys, along with a jury and audience, will decide the fate of the late Greek philosopher Socrates. The city of Athens found Socrates guilty in 399 B.C. of corrupting the youth [...]
National Hellenic Museum: Greek American History’s Place in American History
Featured in Greek News, December 9, 2012 By Vicki James Yiannias The National Hellenic Museum, which opened its new 40,000-square-foot facility on Halsted Street in Chicago’s Greek Town in December 2011, is the first and only major museum dedicated to chronicling the entire Greek story: the path from Greece to the United States, to becoming American, [...]
Things Greek and Greek American are a Universal Heritage
Featured in the Greek News, Sunday, December 9, 2012 By Vicki James Yiannias Bethany Fleming, Curator of the National Hellenic Museum and of the Museum’s current exhibitions, talked about the exhibitions currently at the Museum, the universal relevance of its exhibitions, and what to consider when contemplating making donations to the Museum. She also provides [...]
Greektown and Country
Featured in the Chicago Tribune, Thursday, November 15, 2012 National Hellenic Museum marks 1 year in new home with exhibits about immigrants, marathons By Kerry Reid It’s nestled in the heart of Chicago’s (admittedly dwindling) Greektown, but as its name implies, the National Hellenic Museum has a far wider mission than just preserving the history [...]
To μεγαλύτερο ελληνικό μουσείο έξω από την Ελλάδα / The Largest Greek Museum Outside of Greece
Featured on TO BHMA, September 29, 2012. Scroll down for English translation. Στην καρδιά της Greek Town της αμερικανικής μεγαλούπολης το National Hellenic Museum με τα 12.000 εκθέματα και τις περιοδικές εκθέσεις του απευθύνεται σε όλους τους Αμερικανούς. Η διευθύντριά του Κόνι Μουρτουπάλα μιλάει στο «Βήμα» Πόσοι γνωρίζουν ότι πίσω από την ιστορία της Ελεν [...]
WGN Lunchbreak – Keftethes & Kouzina
September 19: Lunchbreak – Keftethes Featured on WGN News, September 19, 2012. Kouzina Chef George Alpogianis of City Porch talks with WGN’s Dina Blair about Kouzina. Watch the clip to see how Chef Alpogianis makes keftethes. See Article and Recipe: http://www.wgntv.com/news/middaynews/wgntv-lunchbreak-keftethes-20120919,0,2996436.story
Greek food fest: Kouzina at National Hellenic Museum in Chicago
Featured on Channel 7 ABC Chicago, September 17, 2012. Kouzina Chef Committee Chair Chef John Boudouvas of Mia Figlia talks with ABC Chicago’s Linda Yu and Syliva Perez about Kouzina. Watch the clip to see how Chef Boudouvas makes Braised Warm Lentils with Wilted Dandelion Greens and Feta Cheese. See Article and Recipe: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources/lifestyle_community/food&id=8813637
Kouzina Coming to Greektown: Sept. 20
Featured on Channel 5 NBC Chicago, September 16, 2012. Kouzina Chef Committee Chair Chef John Boudouvas of Mia Figlia talks with NBC Chicago’s Kim Vatis about Kouzina and Mediterranean flavors. Watch the clip to see how Chef Boudouvas gives salad a flavorful Greek twist.
It’s all Greek for new director of National Hellenic Museum
Featured on Crain’s Chicago Business, September 13, 2012. WHO: CONNIE MOURTOUPALAS Job: Director, Chicago-based National Hellenic Museum, since July 5. Vitals: 59 years old; bachelor’s in literature, University of Maryland, 1975; assistant to the CEO, Titan Group, Athens, 1984-87; director, office of minister of education, Athens, 1987-92; paralegal, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, 1992-94; paralegal, [...]
City Museums
Featured on WCIU, August 4, 2012. Watch the video below to see Museum Director Connie Mourtoupalas sit down with WCIU‘s George Blaise to discuss the National Hellenic Museum’s mission, the entrenched nature of Greek culture in American society, and her definition of “hellenism.”
In the Now: Going Greek
By Nicole Briese, Chicago Collection, Spring 2012 Issue With the opening of the National Hellenic Museum in Greektown this past winter, a resurgence of Greek pride has taken hold of the city. This season, we pay homage to the ancient culture with a nod to the gods, goddesses and mythological creatures of its past. With [...]
National Hellenic Museum Wins Civic Award
Featured in The Hellenic Times, March 30, 2012 Issue Chicago: The nonprofit civic group Friends of Downtown named the National Hellenic Museum downtown Chicago’s Best New Cultural Institution for 2011. The Museum, along with the other award winners, was recognized at the Friends of Downtown’s Annual Best of Downtown awards at Haymarket Pub & Brewery. For more than two decades, Friends of Downtown has [...]
Hellenic Museum called ‘newest thing in ancient history’
By Susan S. Stevens, BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois LifeTimes, March/April 2012 You don’t have to be Greek or Greek-American to appreciate the National Hellenic Museum. Opened in Chicago’s Greektown area in late 2011, it’s jammed with reminders of ancient Greece’s world contributions. “Western Civilization is based on the fundamentals that Greece came up with”, says Toula Georgakopoulos, the [...]
Restaurants, Mummies and Parties Top the Weekend: Time Out Chicago
Featured on FOX Chicago News and Time Out Chicago, February 27, 2012 Chicago – From masquerades to mummies, there are plenty of options to make this one your perfect weekend. D.L. Hopkins from Time Out Chicago joined us to share her picks for what to do this weekend. If you are a foodie around the Chicagoland [...]
From Hera to Eternity
At the National Hellenic Museum, education and fun are elementary. By Erin Osmon TimeOutChicago, February 3, 2012 A splash of Greek chic arrived on Chicago’s museum scene in December – in the form of the new three story home of the National Hellenic Museum. Housed in a 40,000-foot LEED-certified building designed by local architect Demetrios [...]
Inaugural Ball – “Greek, C’est Chic!”
Featured on Chicago Social, February 2012 Issue THE PARTY More than 800 of Chicago’s civic leaders and prominent members of the Greek community celebrated the opening of the country’s first National Hellenic Museum with a black-tie gala in the tents of Millennium Park, with décor by Event Creative. THE HIGHLIGHTS His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of [...]
Hellenic Voices interview with Stephanie Vlahakis and Toula Georgakopoulos
An interview featuring the newly-opened National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, featuring the president of the museum, Stephanie Vlahakis, and the director of external relations of the museum, Toula Georgakopoulos. Aired January 26, 2012. Click here for podcast Source: Austin Hellenic Radio
National Hellenic Museum Celebrates Grand Opening
Featured in Greek Circle Magazine, Winter 2012 Event Photos The National Hellenic Museum in Chicago held a series of events this past Fall, which culminated in the museum’s grand opening in December 2011. The historic milestone was a dream realized by the entire Greek American community and recognized the over thirty years of charitable acts [...]
National Hellenic Museum’s journey home
By Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune, January 17, 2012 The National Hellenic Museum’s journey to its new, modernist building on a prominent Greektown corner was long and difficult. There were many obstacles on the way. The trip was, you might say, an odyssey. To get to the corner of Halsted and Van Buren streets, the institution didn’t [...]
Pick of the week: ‘Gods, Myths and Mortals’
Featured on Chicago Tribune, January 11, 2012 The interactive, family-friendly exhibit “Gods, Myths and Mortals,” in the newly opened National Hellenic Museum, takes visitors through the history of ancient Greece. The exhibit includes a 13-foot Trojan Horse; the Antikythera Mechanism, the oldest known computer; and a game of 20 questions with Aristotle. Through Sept. 2 at [...]
‘We’re all Greek!’
By Helen Iatrou, Athens News, January 8, 2012 What does ancient storyteller Homer have in common with the tens of millions of people telling their day-to-day stories on Facebook? Who invented the Antikythira mechanism, believed to be the world’s oldest computer, thousands of years before the iPad? These are some of the questions being dangled before [...]
The morning show’s Ana Belaval visits the Museum!
Featured on WGN Morning News, January 6, 2012 Ana Belaval of the WGN Morning Show visited the museum for her Around Town segment. View the morning show clip online at WGNtv.com
National Hellenic Museum Featured on WTTW “Chicago Tonight”
By Yasmin Rammohan, WTTW, December 14, 2011 We take a look at the new National Hellenic Museum in Greektown, which features a full-sized Trojan Horse, and a look at the role immigrants played in building Chicago on Arts Across Illinois, on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm. The new National Hellenic Museum is the only major museum in [...]
It’s All Greek to Us: Greek Culture Finally Gets Its Due
By Stephanie Vlahakis President, National Hellenic Museum January 3, 2012 Greece is in the world spotlight now… but for all the wrong reasons. With the current Greek fiscal crisis seemingly plastered to the headlines, Greeks are quickly becoming a punchline. But Greek culture has a depth beyond the news cycle. In fact, Greeks are one [...]
Museums Spice Up Neighborhoods, Share Impact of Foreign Cultures
By Kara Spak, December 29, 2011 When the National Hellenic Museum opened its new 40,000-square-foot space in December, it brought the local ethnic museum into the spotlight. A throwback to the days when immigrants from a particular country staked their claims in growing Chicago neighborhoods, the city is still home to dozens of similar, small museums [...]
Best Chicago museum exhibits of 2011
By Steve Johnson Chicago Tribune December 29, 2011 The year’s biggest news in Chicago museum exhibits (non-visual-arts category) was by the lakefront, where the Adler Planetarium unveiled the long-planned high-tech makeover of its central domed theater, turning the old semi-sphere into a kind of ultimate man cave — and also, we’ll grant you, a pretty [...]
Top five Chicago museum exhibits of 2011
Last call! These kid-friendly faves at Chicago institutions are still showing—but some of them close early into 2012. By Web Behrens TimeOut Chicago We’re lucky to live in a culture-rich region with an abundance of fine institutions. That said, it becomes a challenge each December, when everyone’s trying to brainstorm a list of the so-called [...]
Sneak peek “In Search of Home”
An unfinished exhibit slowly reveals itself. By Web Behrens Time Out Chicago December 29, 2011-January 11, 2012 edition After years of planning, the National Hellenic Museum which claims to be the first and only U.S. Institution devoted to Greek history, heritage and culture formally unveiled its grand new home in Greektown in early December. Curators [...]
National Hellenic Museum teaches lessons of the past, present
By Kerry Lester Daily Herald In its quest to see thousands more patrons come through its doors, the National Hellenic Museum has taken an odyssey of its own. Last weekend, the National Hellenic Museum officially opened its new 40,000-square-foot facility in the heart of Chicago’s Greektown on Halsted and Van Buren streets. That’s four times [...]
1st U.S. museum dedicated to Greek culture opens
By CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press CHICAGO — Dolls a Greek woman made during World War II. Ice cream bowls and wooden spoons from a 1940s Greek candy store. Thousands of record albums filled with Greek music. These items and many other beloved objects and family heirlooms have found their way from around the country to [...]
The Museum debuts with God, Myths and Mortals
BY KARA SPAK Staff Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times Here’s a hint if you are trapped in a cave with a Cyclops, whose booming voice warns you in no uncertain terms, “There is no escape!” Make like Odysseus and get under the sheep. The three sheep and the Cyclops are part of “Gods, Myths and Mortals,” opening [...]
New Museum opens in Chicago
Chicago’s Greek Town has a lot more to offer than just great food, and now it’s something of a Greek cultural capital for the entire country. View more videos at: http://nbcchicago.com. Read More Article from the online edition of the NBC Chicago