Mitsotakis from Messolonghi: “The Exodus serves as a guide for the future”
The anniversary events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of the "Free Besieged" in Messolonghi have been completed.
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The anniversary events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of the "Free Besieged" in Messolonghi have been completed.
One of the most moving works that uniquely captures the heroism and sacrifice of the Greeks for Freedom, Eugene Delacroix's painting "Greece in the Ruins of Messolonghi" will travel to Greece from the Bordeaux Museum of Fine Arts in order to be hosted at the Xenokrateio Archaeological Museum of Messolonghi, from March 14 to November 2026, as part of the actions of the Ministry of Culture for the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of Messolonghi.
Two Greek-American businessmen sat in the dock on charges of embezzlement of a high-value object, which was none other than a helicopter.