Xenakis exhibition at EMST in collaboration with the Athens Conservatoire Centre for Research and Documentation
Iannis Xenakis at The Shiraz Festival, Persepolis, Iran, 1971. Photo by Malie Létrange Supporting...
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Porto Lago / Lakki: a 1930’s model town in the Aegean
On the island of Leros in the Dodecanese archipelago of the Aegean Sea you can find a strange town that looks like an old movie set. This is the town of Lakki, or Porto Lago as it was originally called when it was built in the 1930s, during the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese. Some of its buildings have been declared monuments by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
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Lycabettus Theater opens up again
The Lycabettus Theater is an open-air theater built on the site of a former limestone quarry on Mount Lycabettus in Athens. The hill is the highest in the center of Athens with a height of 285 meters, and offers a panoramic view of the city. After 15 years of “silence”, the theater reopens its gates on September 15, 2023, fully renovated.
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Takis Zenetos: The modernist architect who prophesied our digital lives
A supporter of radical modernism, Takis Ch. Zenetos is recognized as one of the leading...
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The photographer behind “The Doors Of Athens”
An abridged version of an interview with Athens-based German photographer Alexander Jaschik on his projects “The Doors of Athens” & “Small Stories of Athens”
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Constantinos Doxiadis: The Greek visionary who built cities for the world
Constantinos A. Doxiadis (1913–1975) was one the most prolific and influential architects...
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The architectural treasure of Piraeus documented and recorded by MONUMENTA
You may know Piraeus as the seaport from which myriads of tourists depart in the summer to reach...
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The unknown Thrace | A region full of vivid and enriching experiences
Located in the northeastern part of Greece, Thrace offers a panorama of Greek history. Famous...
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Art Athina 2024 brings together 71 art galleries from Greece and abroad at the historic Zappeion Mansion from 19 to 23 September 2024. If you are looking for a fall break filled with the best of art from Greece and beyond, look no further!
Art Athina 2024 at Zappeion Mansion
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Art Athina, the cornerstone of Athens’ cultural landscape, is the largest art fair nationwide since its inception 30 years ago. Groundbreaking, exciting, authentic Art Athina 2024 brings together 71...
📚📚What is it that characterizes the literary voice of foreign authors writing about Greece? Which are the main concepts their writings delve into? What narrative do they help form about the country?![]()
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Chicago-based journalist and writer Maria A. Karamitsos spoke to Reading Greece about the way the notions of ‘nostos’ and ‘homeland’ are imprinted on her work, as well as her mission in amplifying the voices of both Greek authors and those who write about Greece.
Reading Greece: Maria A. Karamitsos – “Greece inspires me and my work in infinite ways”
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Maria A. Karamitsos is a journalist, author, and poet. She’s the founder & former publisher/editor of WindyCity Greek magazine and former associate editor & senior writer for The Greek Star newspape...
🇬🇷 📢In 2024, Greece marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of the military dictatorship with three powerful exhibitions reflecting on the nation’s path to democracy:![]()
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📍“1974. 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑫𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚” at the Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος - National Library of Greece, chronicling the struggle against the regime as well as cultural and societal shift of the first years of the Metapolitefsi;![]()
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📍"𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 1974 & 1944 – 𝑨𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎,” honoring two crucial milestones, the 50 years since the restoration of democracy in July 1974 and 80 years since the liberation of Athens from the Nazi occupation in October 1944 and![]()
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📍“𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚” at the Εθνική Πινακοθήκη - Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτσου / National Gallery, exploring artistic responses to authoritarianism in Greece, Spain, and Portugal. ![]()
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Click on the link below for more info on the exhibitions that provide a profound look into Greece's modern history and legacy of resistance to authoritian rule👇![]()
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Δήμος Αθηναίων; Γενικά Αρχεία του Κράτους - ΓΑΚ; Τεχνόπολη Δήμου Αθηναίων - Technopolis City of Athens; Αρχεία Σύγχρονης Κοινωνικής Ιστορίας - Contemporary Social History Archives; ΕΡΤ Αρχείο
A nation's journey: Three major exhibitions highlight the legacy of 50 years of democracy in Greece
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In 2024, Greece commemorates the 50th anniversary of the fall of its military dictatorship (1967–1974) with a series of exhibitions reflecting on the nation’s journey from repression to democracy....