It’s official. The New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, is scheduled to open on June 20 after an eight-year campaign to get it designed and built. “The opening is a...
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Developer Commits $100 million to Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International has received a commitment for a $100 million gift from multi-family housing developer J. Ronald Terwilliger. The gift is the largest Habitat has ever received from...
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Guest Commentary: Foreign Residents and U.S. Auto Insurance
<!–[if supportFields]> SEQ CHAPTER h r 1<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–>Imagine for a moment that you are a foreign resident who recently moved to Atlanta to manage your company’s new U. S. subsidiary. You...
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Fire Marshal in Paris Ignited Louvre Atlanta Project
A Parisian fire marshal can take some of the credit for launching the three-year Louvre Atlanta project, which has raised the profile of the High Museum of Art and led...
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German Cultural Center Names New Board Member
The board of directors of the Goethe-Zentrum/German Cultural Center in Atlanta has elected attorney Thomas J. Harrold Jr. as its newest member. Mr. Harrold is the senior partner in charge of...
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Georgia and Bollywood: Time for an Arranged Marriage
The movie “Slumdog Millionaire” has generated more than $200 million in worldwide ticket sales. With an estimated production cost of $15 million, it is expected to eventually gross more than...
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Egypt Archaeologist Has a Vigilant Eye for Stolen Antiquities
Egypt’s most senior Egyptologist visited the “King Tut” exhibit at the Atlanta Civic Center March 26, bursting with pride in both his country’s ancient past and his profession, while continuing...
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Quran Compatible With American Values, Filmmaker Says
Despite a perceived cultural clash between the West and Islam, many of the values upheld by Americans are also enshrined in the religion’s holy book, the Quran, an Indian filmmaker...
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Russian Chamber Promotes Smithsonian Exhibition of Gifts to Czars
The Russian-American Chamber of Commerce in the USA hosted representatives of the Smithsonian Institution at the World Trade Center Atlanta to promote an exhibition featuring 16th and 17th century gifts...
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Cultural Blunders Add Hidden Cost to Outsourcing
While some argue that the world is flat, Vicki Flier Hudson makes her living ironing wrinkles and closing rifts caused by the global economy. Enticed by supposedly huge cost savings...