Culture
City Life | Apr 2024
The electrifying This is Athens-City Festival kicks off on May 1 and keeps the party going all the way until June 2. This isn't just an event; it's a movement. A gathering of like-minded souls coming together to celebrate diversity and the rich tapestry of our Athenian community. Whether you're a local or just visiting, the This is Athens C...
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Culture | Mar 2024
Greek artist and 2024 Fulbright Fellow Stella Kapezanou's universally recognised bright figurative paintings bring together the banal and the exotic as commentary on the western consumer dream and materialist culture. She joins forces with
New Mexico based multidisciplinary artist Kate Turner at the non-profit cultural venue Openi...
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Culture | Mar 2024
Grab your best viewing spot as Athens rolls out the pomp and pageantry of its annual Greek Independence Day celebrations with a series of colourful street parades.
When: March 25th 2024
Where: Syntagma Square and surrounding streets
Why: Every year on the 25th March, Athens takes a day off to celebrate Greek Independence...
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City Life | Mar 2024
WHAT: Join in a four-day celebration of the city’s artistic renaissance as Art-Athina 2024 opens its doors at the Zappeion from 19 to 23 September. Not just another art fair, this sophisticated highlight of the Athenian art calendar brings together the most influential local galleries and international exhibitors under the one roof and should not b...
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Culture | Mar 2024
For the third year in a row, Athens Insider curates a new series of conversations with international literary luminaries on May 27 and May 28, 2024 as part of the Athens City Festival.
Athens Insider continues with its Literary Salons with international literary luminaries as part of the Athens City Festival at two different v...
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Culture | Mar 2024
Now established as an important date in the cultural agenda of the city, the French Film Festival, as every spring, brings the best of French cinema to Greece. The Festival will open with Cedric Kahn's Making Of which premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, starring Denis Podalydès, Jonathan Cohen, Souheila Yacoub, and S...
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Culture | Mar 2024
With so many Lenten treats on offer, the 40-day pre-Easter abstinence feels more like indulgence than penance. Here’s Insider’s guide to navigating Lenten dos and don’ts.
For Greeks, even fasting is all about food! In fact, it reflects the rich culinary repertoire of the country, relying heavily on seasonal veggies and the bou...
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Culture | Mar 2024
Bernier-Eliades Gallery opens the first exhibition of cult fashion designer turned artist Marin Margiela in Athens. A legendary Belgian designer, he left his eponymous label in 2008 and has been making art ever since. Margiela's art explores themes of deconstruction, fragmentation, and the reconstruction of found objects, much like his fa...
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Culture | Mar 2024
Τhe exhibition explores one of the most important historical events of Greek antiquity – the battle of Chaeronea that brought Alexander the Great onto the political stage and laid the foundations for the creation of the modern world.
One of the most important historical events of Greek antiquity – the battle of Chaeronea that ...
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Culture | Mar 2024
If you've passed down Syngrou Avenue, you've probably seen Yael Bartana's inspiring neon light installation as it preaches a powerful message to passers-by: "What if Women Ruled the World". Until the end of October 2024, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (ΕΜΣΤ) presents a three-part cycle of exhibitions exclusively dedicated...
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Culture | Mar 2024
What: The Benaki Museum celebrates the 60th anniversary of George Seferis winning the Nobel Prize for literature with a commemorative exhibition entitled “George Seferis: sixty years later.” The exhibition features artefacts and photographic documents, newspaper clippings, documentation of the award ceremony, press articles, letters and congratulat...
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Culture | Mar 2024
For its bewitching visuals alone, Athenian director Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film Poor Things stands tall as the season’s must-watch. The film’s sets, costumes and color palette commit to making each frame a visual masterpiece. But is Poor Things really the subversive, inventive spin on Frankenstein it claims to be, or, are we merely cha...
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