Alexandros Efklidis has run the GNO’s ground-breaking alterative stage at the glittering new Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre since it opened in 2017, a gift from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation to the Greek state. In this time, the opera house has emerged from the side-lines of musical theatre to become one the world’s most exciting and ...
Read moreThe idea behind our literary salons and supper clubs is that Athens needs more concrete and compelling places where native Athenians and new Athenians can meet each other. In short, we want friends. We want a sense of community. And we want to develop ways to keep people coming back, or to stay in Athens. We want to tell stories that connect with t...
Read moreLong a favourite of museum visitors and ladies-who-lunch, the Benaki Museum restaurant on Koumpari Street welcomes visitors to its renewed space, with extended hours and a new aesthetic that channels the legendary Fofi’s restaurant in Berlin. With inspiring art by Alexis Akrithakis, and letters and works by his iconic peers who visited hi...
Read moreA group of talented chefs, risk-taking restaurateurs and sommeliers are cementing Athens’ status as a foodie capital. Michelin agrees by adding a slew of 27 fine food restaurants to its coveted star system. Here's our definitive guide to Athens' Michelin hot spots. Restaurateurs in Athens are pushing the taste frontiers w...
Read moreStart planning for Elefsina. With its empty factories and oil refineries, a line of tankers pointing the way around Salamina, its easy to forget that this seaside city was the most hallowed site of Ancient Athens. The city that represents nothing less than the eternal cycle of life and death is now the European Capital of Culture 2023. If...
Read moreA cultural wave is breaking over central Athens, distinctly placing the city on the European modern art map. Artist Kyvèli Zoi is one of the young, creative game-changers. In conversation with Athens Insider’s Elena Panayides, she shares her journey of artful expression from her downtown Exarcheia artspace and studio KYAN Athens. ...
Read moreWhat: For a second consecutive year, NEON and the Hellenic Parliament activate the emblematic building of the former Public Tobacco Factory to present Dream On, a contemporary art exhibition curated by Art historian Dimitris Paleocrassas, that brings together 18 large-scale installations by Greek and international artists, as well as a newly commi...
Read more[Lead] The 2022 Athens Festival’s programme line-up promises a provocative dialogue between art and social reality, underpinning the intractable role of artistic creativity in political engagement. From jazz diva Diana Krall to rock legend Patti Smith and techno whiz Jeff Mills, contemporary interpretations of Greek tragedies (German director Ulri...
Read moreFor a thought-provoking photo exhibition on climate change and sustainability, head to the Athens Conservatory where the Prix Pictet has chosen to house its current edition. The theme this year is Fire, an element that inspires hope and awe, yet is so often associated with the ravaging destruction it can bring in its wake. Each entry ta...
Read moreWhat: An inspiring group exhibition titled, “Open-ended”, celebrates the unique value of the work in progress and the beauty of the incomplet. The exhibition brings together a wide spectrum of techniques and materials that highlight the artistic process; the inception of a creative idea, what strikes the imagination, and all the variou...
Read moreWhat: NEON presents a series of performances Sisyphus / Trans / Form (2019) by internationally acclaimed Greek choreographer, director and performer who blends experimental dance, physical theatre and performance art in surreal, dreamlike and immersive performances. Sisyphus / Trans / Form (2019), a piece for six performers, is based on the myth...
Read moreWhat: Almost ten years after Doric, the exhibition that introduced the art of Sean Scully to Greece, the Benaki Museum presents a major retrospective of the eminent artist’s work, entitled Passenger. The exhibition was first presented at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. The exhibition includes a total of 103 works, oils, acrylics, wate...
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