Greek Visual Artists and the Shaping of American Art in the 20th Century
The current exhibition, “Greek Visual Artists and the Shaping of American Art in the 20th...
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Tag: EXHIBITIONS
Poros Island on Display: Art, History, and Natural Beauty Unite
Yiannis Bouteas’s exhibition, “Stratifications – Transformations,” is currently...
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Hydra’s Ongoing Legacy of Artistic Expression
The island of Hydra has been one of the most important cultural centers since the 1950s,...
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“Imag(in)ing Samothrace”, the Mystique of an Island, at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The exhibition “Imag(in)ing Samothrace: From Homer to the HoloLens” at the American School of...
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A nation’s journey: Three major exhibitions highlight the legacy of 50 years of democracy in Greece
In 2024, Greece commemorates the 50th anniversary of the fall of its military dictatorship...
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What if Women Ruled the World? Women Artists Take Over the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens
From December 2023 until the end of October 2024, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST-ΕΜΣΤ) will showcase “What if Women Ruled the World? ,” a three-part exhibition series exclusively dedicated to the works of women artists or artists who identify as female.
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Creative Greece | Sotiris Sorogas “Art is the breath of the lonesome”
Sotiris Sorogas is one of the most prominent figures in Greek painting. Throughout his long artistic trajectory, he has developed a unique visual language. His subject matter transcends not only its representation but also space and time. It ultimately becomes a symbol raising existential issues, alluding to life, death, decay, and the inevitable.
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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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National Archaeological Museum – Memories 1940-41: The rescue of the statues
On the occasion of the national anniversary of October 28th, 1940, the National Archaeological Museum (NAM) has published online a selection of valuable archival photographs documenting the concealment of antiquities during World War II. In the shadow of war and throughout the Nazi occupation the em...
28th of October 1940: The Greek "Ohi Day"
On “Ohi Day”, meaning “Day of ‘No’”, celebrated on October 28, we commemorate Greece’s defiant rejection of a fascist ultimatum during World War II, and the heroic counteroffensive against the subsequent Italian invasion of Greece. The public holiday is Greece’s second national day ....
A Portal to the Richness of Movable Greek Cultural Heritage
The Portal of Digital Collections of Mobile Monuments of the Ministry of Culture (National Archive of Monuments) includes objects – movable monuments that primarily originate from the collections of the Ephorates of Antiquities and the Museums of the Ministry of Culture and the broader Public Sect...