Interview with Dr. Elena Korka

Dr. Korka is the Director General of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and she founded the Greek Committee of the Blue Shield. A very experienced archaeologist and expert in the field of preservation, Dr. Korka received her PhD at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. The subject of her PhD was "The Reunification of the Parthenon Structures within the Framework of the New International Practice of Returning Cultural Goods." In this interview, Dr. Korka discusses how the practice of cultural heritage preservation in Greece has changed as a result of the 2008 economic crisis. Watch the interview below!