What: Inspired by the Eleusinian Mysteries, secret religious practices held in Elefsina during antiquity to honour the goddess Demetra,the festival’s cultural agenda is built around three thematic axes: Environment, Labour, and People and Society, and includes 130 artworks, 465 events (Mysteries) in 30 different city sites, by 192 Greek and 137 int...
Read moreWhat: The Goulandris Museum wows with a brilliant exhibition on New Realism - the movement founded in 1960s France, considered by many the European counterpart to Pop Art. Spearheaded by art critic Pierre Restany and artist Yves Klein, Nouveau Realisme was all about finding new ways of perceiving the real. Works by the most prominent Nouveaux Rea...
Read moreWhat: Acclaimed photographer Vangelis Kyris collaborates with master embroidery artist Anatoli Georgiev to showcase the wealth of Greece's sartorial traditions. Kyris' portraits of contemporary Athenians wearing historic garments were then printed on fabric, with Georgiev bringing the 128 costumes alive with his extraordinary needlework. As part...
Read moreWhy not combine a visit to the museum with a touch of jazz to set the tone for the festive season? Book your tickets for The Spiral Trio performance at the B&E Goulandris amphitheatre on December 2. What: The Jazz at the Museum concert series returns to the B&E Goulandris Foundtion with a special concert dedicated to l...
Read moreAthens Insider draws up a list of all the Christmas bazaars in Athens that celebrate the city’s cosmopolitan character. Shop for gifts for loved ones and feel the warm, fuzzy spirit of Christmas while supporting the local creative community. Here is Athens Insider's round up of Christmas bazaars in Athens in 2022. If you do kn...
Read moreWhy fantasize about crawling to your fave bars across the globe when legendary bartenders from iconic bars will be flying in, to especially spoil Athenians on their home turf? It's Happy Hour all evening at The Clumsies on November 7 as bartenders from Schumanns and Jahreszeiten Bar in Munich, Long Bar in Singapore, and The Painter’s Room at Clari...
Read moreTime to strap on your dancing shoes and get those tutus ready for the ultimate Dad challenge. Dad... Shall We Dance?, a wholesome dance games workshop for fathers with children aged between 4 and 9, promises a fun, creative, bonding experience. Get ready to strut your stuff every Monday this November with a dance challenge. We can't think of a bett...
Read moreShowcasing Greek cinematic talent and international premieres, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival begins this Thursday, November 3, and will continue until Sunday, November 13. Greece’s largest film institution was founded in 1960, making this the sixty-third annual TIFF. Oscar-buzz features and acclaimed independent films will ...
Read moreLeading Australian designer Marc Newson's first solo exhibition in Greece at the Gagosian showcases a new series of limited edition furniture inspired by Greece's traditional colours, blue and light blue. "I have always felt close to Greece and Greek culture, and it is an honour to present these works in Athens," says Newson. ...
Read moreFew events have showcased LGBTQ+ talent and taken queer music into the living rooms of Europeans as Eurovision has. With a bit of a cult following within the community, its only natural that the longest-running international song contest be celebrated locally with a fun event open to all. Get ready to strut your stuff at The Eurovision B...
Read moreWhat: Navine G. Khan-Dossos’ geometric art comforts and provokes, drawing inspiration as much from the full sweep of Islamic traditions as well as from the digital realm. Working between London and Athens, her art treats geometry not as an abstraction but as something essentially informational, a social commentary. Her most recent composition, Pani...
Read moreAthens Insider Literary Salon returns to Pangrati with a live conversation featuring award-winning writer and curator Ian Collins and veteran journalist Helena Smith discussing the anarchic life and legacy of the rebellious British artist John Craxton, on the centenary of his birth. During the last year, we have had the incred...
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