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 The Olympic Arts Festival celebrates the Olympic Movement and demostrates the cultural aspects of the Olympiad in showcasing the work of artists from the international community. The Olympic Truce was initiated by Greece in 776 B.C. In 2003 a UN resolution on Olympic Truce was adopted by its 190 member-states. Today the Olympic Truce has become an expression of mankind's desire to build a world based on human scale, reconciliation and tolerance. In celebration of the return of the Olympics to their roots and the closing of the Athens Olympic year 2004 the Embassy of Greece in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Commission present the exhibition OLYMPIC TRUCE: PIECES OF PEACE December 13 - December 17, 2004 Opening Reception Monday, December 13, 2004 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. At The Delegation of the European Commission 2300 M Street, NW Washington DC, 20037 www.eurunion.org www.greekembassy.org/culture www.greekculture.us Cultural Program Sponsored by the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs The exhibition will be on display weekdays from 10:00 - 4:00 p.m. Phone: (202) 232-3532, (202) 939-1364 Artwork: Agnes Barley, Harmony, 2004 Related Links:Profitable Business Alliances and the 2004 Olympic Games Entrepreneurs Set Eyes on Post-Olympic Windfall Ahepans Express Elation Over Successful Olympic Games |
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