Year of Melina Mercouri!

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“I hope to see the Marbles back in Athens before I die. But if they come back later, I shall be reborn

Melina Mercouri on the Parthenon Marbles issue. Year of Melina Mercouri. 

Today we celebrate the 100-year anniversary since the birth of internationally-acclaimed Greek actress, activist and much-loved former Minister of Culture.


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