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Iggy Pop, the American performer also known as James Newell Osterberg Jr will perform live in Athens at day one of the Release Festival on the Faliro seafront in Athens in June. Iggy Pop has had an extensive career spanning more than five decades with his music crossing generations of rock lovers. He is known … Continue reading IGGY POP live in Athens
GEORGE ZONGOLOPOULOS: THE VISION OF A PUBLIC SCULPTURE
28 JAN 31 MAY 2019They called him the “eternal teenager” and his iconic umbrellas forever transformed the waterfront of Greece’s second capital, Thessaloniki. Now, from the end of January until the end of May, you can enjoy the emblematic works of the famous Athenian sculptor George Zongolopoulos here in Athens as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre stages the … Continue reading GEORGE ZONGOLOPOULOS: THE VISION OF A PUBLIC SCULPTURE
Egyptian Antiquities
9JAN-31MARThe ancient Egyptian civilization is the only other major civilization of the Mediterranean, apart from the Greek, displayed at the National Archaeological Museum already since 1890. The enriched re display of the collection includes the objects of the previous exhibition (1994-2002) complemented with a significant number of new artifacts which are put on public view … Continue reading Egyptian Antiquities
The exhibition outlines the life of three Cretan cities, Aptera, Eleutherna, and Knossos, from their founding and development, to their abandonment and rediscovery, through recent archaeological investigation and excavation. Approximately 500 artifacts dating from the Neolithic (7th-6th millennium BC) to the Byzantine period (8th century AD), some newly discovered, others from old excavations, most of … Continue reading Crete.Emerging Cities: Artera, Eleutherna & Knosos
LEONARDO DA VINCI 500 YEARS OF GENIUS
30NOV18 - 31MAR19As the ultimate Renaissance artist, inventor and polymath, Leonardo da Vinci devoted his life to the quest for understanding. Soon, visitors to Athens can follow his example by diving deep into the full range of da Vinci’s extraordinary achievements at a new four-month exhibition to open its doors on 30th November. “Leonardo da Vinci: 500 … Continue reading LEONARDO DA VINCI 500 YEARS OF GENIUS
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