WHAT: Over forty years of photographs and documentation of the marble craftsmen of the Acropolis at work. Marble craftsmen dominate the worksite, like forms in flight balancing on towering scaffolds, maneuvering the huge blocks of marble and conservation materials into and out of position. Grouped around six themes of self-denial, labour, cooperati...
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While these past few months have been hard and dispiriting, this is the time to show your solidarity and call for a seminal change in the way we view race and justice. It is heartening to see the heightened activism amongst Greece's youth who have taken on the initiative to organise protest marches in Athens and Thessaloniki. ...
Read moreWHAT: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s (SNFCC) online concert series continues with Alkinoos Ioannidis, on Thursday, June 4, at 21:00. At a time when we’re keeping our distances, Alkinoos Ioannidis brings us closer through the magic of songs that we have loved, such as “Oneiro Itane”, “O Kosmos Pou Allazei” and “Vythos”. Following...
Read moreWHAT: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s (SNFCC) new online concert series #snfccAtHome continues with Pavlos Pavlidis, one of the most important representatives of the Greek alternative rock scene, on Friday, May 29, at 21:00. The much-loved songwriter presents an unusual project he created during lockdown, especially for his onl...
Read moreA whopping 26,500 budding artists participated in The Cycladic Museum's annual painting contest which presciently asked children to portray their reflections in an ancient bronze Cypriot mirror. The drawings by promising, young, talented contestants will be on display online until the end of the summer. The Museum of Cycladic...
Read moreHow do you support artists when galleries are still shuttered? 40 Galleries featuring 40 artists join Art Athina's fabulous initiative by hosting a different “gallery walk” around Athens. Take virtual tours of artists’ studios and of their exhibitions through Athens Culture Net’s website www.athensculturenet.com and its YouTube channel. Starting fr...
Read moreFor the sixth week running, the Onassis Foundation’s digital channel on YouTube presents archival productions of plays, dance performances, Greek tragedies and poetic encounters. SCREENINGS WEEK #6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBzgXs0jGX4&feature=youtu.be On Friday, May 8, at 21:00, the frenetic farce Room Service by John...
Read moreWHAT: The Greek National Opera continues broadcasting some of its most successful operas on ERT2. Tune in through www.nationalopera.gr the GNO channel on YouTube, GNO’s Facebook page or on ERT2 and ERT's WEBTV. WHEN: Saturday 25 April at 23.00: Nabucco on ERT2, ERT's WEBTV & nationalopera.gr Sunday 26 April at 20.00: Mikado at nationalopera...
Read moreWHAT: Browse through the exhibition, held to mark the museum's 30th anniversary in 2016, that showcases the structure of Cycladic society during the Early Bronze Age (3200 to 2000 BC). Discover the natural environment in which they lived, the occupations of the inhabitants, their social or religious customs and beliefs. In Greek and English WHER...
Read moreWHAT: The Athens Festival celebrates its 65th year by streaming Sophocles' Antigone directed by Lefteris Vogiatzis at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus.Watch the 2007 performance on the Athens Festival’s YouTube channel. WHEN: On Saturday, April 25, from 19:00, available online for 24 hours. WHERE: greekfestival.gr
Read moreWHAT: This great musical performance with George Dalaras, who embarks on a nostalgic journey through the history of Greek song, directed by the legendary Costas Gavras, will be uploaded on the online "stage" of the Athens Concert Hall. WHEN: On SaturdayApril 25 at 21:30 (duration 137 minutes). WHERE: megaron.gr
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