Sculptor George Petrides said: “I am honored that the Hellenic Heads continue to circle the globe, sharing our Greek history and culture with tens of thousands of visitors.
In this fifth stop, in Venice, I am humbled that my works are just a few steps from the treasures of Greek culture which are exhibited in the Museum of icons, including a collection of important Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons, manuscripts and liturgical and other objects, and the Church of St. George of the Greeks, whose construction was started by Greeks in 1548, while Michelangelo was creating his masterpieces, and continues to serve the Greek Orthodox Community - the oldest non-Italian community in Venice.
I am grateful to Ambassador of Greece in Rome Eleni Sourani, Hellenic Institute President Vasileios Koukousas, Honorary Consul General of Greece in Venice Bruno
Bernardi, President of the Greek Orthodox Community in Venice Dimitrios Zafeiropoulos, Archbishop of Italy Polykarpos and Cultural Manager Eleftheria Gkoufa for their generous support.”