The Hellenic American College, the Hellenic American Union and the Greek America Foundation in cooperation with the Film Archive and the Margaret
Herrick Library of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences present the exhibition Greece, Hollywood’s Muse. This marks the first time that the
American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that awards the Oscars, is collaborating with a Greek organization and presenting part
of its archives in our country

The opening of the exhibition will take place on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 19:30 at the Hellenic American Union’s Kennedy Gallery (Massalias 22, Athens).
The exhibition will be open to the public till Saturday, July 23, 2022. Greece, Hollywood’s Muse, featuring rare archival material from the private
collection of the Greek American Gregory Pappas and the collection of the Film Archive and the Margaret Herrick Library of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, showcases the contributions that Greeks and Greek Americans have made to American film production. The exhibition is complemented by texts by Taso G. Lagos, professor at the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and Ilias Chrissochoidis, a lecturer and researcher at Stanford University and author.

Since the early days of Hollywood’s emergence as the entertainment center of the world, Greeks have played a significant role in the industry’s development.
Alexander Pantages, a Greek immigrant, built an expansive network of 84 theaters across the United States and Canada in the late 1800s and early 1900s
that would signal the start of the motion picture industry. Decades later it was another Greek immigrant, Spyros Skouras, who arrived in America penniless in
1910, who would change movie history forever. As President of 20th Century Fox, he oversaw the production of some of the biggest Hollywood classics of all time and also introduced CinemaScope. Dozens of actors, producers, directors,technicians, and other film industry professionals from Greece and of Greek
heritage would also impact Hollywood, including dozens who would win the coveted Academy Awards for their talent and craft. Of course, Greece -its
landscapes, history, and mythology- would also serve as a muse to Hollywood over the decades, with countless films shot on location or inspired by the heritage
the country’s heritage and her people.