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 | | New York, NY, October 19, 2005?From Byzantium to Modern Greece: Hellenic Art in Adversity, 1453?1830, an exhibition of treasures from the Benaki Museum, opens at the Onassis Cultural Center on December 15, 2005 and will examine the evolution of Hellenic art and culture during four centuries of tumultuous change under Venetian and Ottoman occupation. |
 | | Beginning in the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice battled for control of the Greek islands and coastal territories, a struggle that culminated in the partial destruction of the Parthenon in 1687. |
 | | He has served in the Hellenic Archaeological Service, published in numerous exhibition catalogues and scholarly journals, and is a member of various archaeological and academic societies, and the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships. |
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