Shaped By Earth: Kalfayan Celebrates Ceramic Art
What: Kalfayan Galleries present the group exhibition titled “Shaped By Earth”. The exhibition opening is on Thursday, February 27, 2025. The exhibition...
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Romauld Hazoumè’s First Greek Exhibition at ...
In his first exhibit in Greece, Romauld Hazoumè explores post-co...
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Skyros, the Aegean Island That Chooses You
Everything begins to seem slightly random on Skyros. Even its unusual ...
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All You Need to Know About Doing Lent Like a Greek
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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Behind the Masks: The Politics of Carnival in Greece
Behind the revelry and colourful floats, carnivals have always been an occasion for parody. A peek into Greek floats from the past decade where Carnival street parties were an excuse to decry political and social injustice. Who were vilified? What were the issues that consumed Greece over the past decade? In the midst of the c...
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Stellage Records in Kypseli: A Curated Paradise for Vinyl Lovers
This wonderful space in cool Kypseli is a curated paradise for lovers of contemporary and avantgarde music and performance. Located in Kypseli, with its artists fairs and architectural gems, this is a record shop and performance space and much more that defies easy categorisation and is all the better for it. There is a carefu...
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Turntable Revolution – why listening to vinyl is good for you
As more and more of the things that we love are only accessed in ephemeral, intangible, digital form, buying and listening to vinyl is one highly pleasurable way of connecting with creativity. With a wide range of excellent record shops, Athens is a great place to get back to basics and buy some wax, Tom Hall argues. Just as a...
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Vinyl Lovers, Rejoice! The Vinyl Market Returns to Technopolis
Ready to lose yourself in the warm, crackling sound of vinyl? The city's most beloved record fair is back at Technopolis, promising a weekend of pure musical bliss. Bigger, bolder, and packed with treasures, this season’s Vinyl Market is a paradise for collectors and casual listeners alike. Whether you're hunting for rare find...
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Cycladic Museum Highlights Women Throughout History
What: The first pan-Cycladic exhibition ever organized, presents history through the eyes of the women of the Cyclades, from antiquity to the 19th century. This powerful collection brings together 180 unique masterpieces from almost all the islands of the Cyclades. A collaborative effort that showcases ...
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Margarita Myrogianni’s Transmutation at The Breeder
What: The Breeder presents Transmutation, an exhibition by Margarita Myrogianni. Her new works examine the interplay between the body and art. At the core of the show is a captivating series of artistic jewelry, where the opulence of nature merges seamlessly with the essence of the everyday. Drawing inspiration from a tradition of artists who em...
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Photography of Antique Machinery at NEMA
What: Jacques Leleu and Nikos Koutsopoulos documented people working on antique machinery, gathering valuable visual material for one of the oldest artisanal and commercial enterprises in Greece, NEMA. An insight into the passementerie tradition and Greece's industrial history. Frequent visitors to the Benaki Museum / Mentis – Antonopoulos (‘N...
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Prof. Islam Issa to speak on Alexandria’s Homeric Roots
The Anglo-Hellenic League and the British School at Athens present a lecture by Prof. Islam Issa on The Alexandrian Dream on Monday 9 December 2024. Prof. Islam Issa, whose book Alexandria: The City that Changed the World (London: Sceptre, 2023) won the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2024, will speak about ‘The Alexandrian Dream’. ...
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