Playgrounds & Toys 2000–2025 — an ART for The World project is now at the Benaki Museum/Pireos. Explore 50+ playground & toy models by artists & designers worldwide. On view until Jan 11, 2026. Athens becomes the permanent home of the collection at the Benaki Museum. The exhibition aims to inspire the full-scale construction of playgrounds in Athens and beyond, with at least one installation remaining permanently in the Benaki Toy Museum in Palaio Faliro #BenakiMuseum
The exhibition “Playgrounds & Toys 2000-2025”, an ongoing project by the Swiss NGO ART for the World, is organized by the Benaki Museum and is curated by Adelina Von Fürstenberg, President of the ART for the World. It will remain open until January, 11th, 2026. The exhibition is a presentation ...
Contemporary painter Giannis Tzermias is known for his uncompromising visual language, one that reflects the fiery and unrelenting nature of the human condition. Drawing inspiration from Oedipus, the archetypal tragic figure of ancient Greek drama, his work reveals the inescapable tragedy of human existence. In an interview with Greek News Agenda, he reflects on the human nature and its formative role in his artistic practice. https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/giannis-tzermias/
World Greek Language Day officially proclaimed by UNESCO
World Greek Language Day has been officially proclaimed by UNESCO at its 43rd session of the General Conference, which is taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (October 30 – November 13, 2025). The Executive Board had recommended in April that the General Conference proclaim 9 February as World Greek Language Day, and invited the Director-General to promote its celebration as one of the international days marked by UNESCO.