Guided tours to the public from the curators of the Benaki Museum
History seen through the objects of the Museum
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History seen through the objects of the Museum
It towered over the area for many years while lying in a state of abandonment. Afterwards, when it was being reconstructed, it towered over the area while covered in tarp. In any case, the “old FIX brewery” – a signature example of post-WWII modernism, designed by the innovative architect Takis Zenetos (1926-1977), which accentuated the horizontal dimension of the building that runs parallel to Syngrou and Kallirois Avenues through the use of linear horizontal glass windows – always stood out. Due to its location, situated between two of the city’s main streets, as well as its girth, this building could never go by unnoticed. For the people of Athens, it served as the most famous abandoned building in the city for decades, with most attributing to it the rather insignificant role of reminding them where to turn in order to reach the district of Neos Kosmos.
At a time when the financial crisis in Greece and elsewhere is reaching a highpoint, the 4th Athens Biennale (AB4) cannot but respond to this bleak situation through a pertinent question: Now what?
A noteworthy initiative coming from the Municipality of Athens promises to get you acquainted with the Athenian landmarks for free, provided you book in advance so as to ensure availability. The first tour of the current month was booked for Saturday 5th October 2013. The “Aiolou Street Stroll”, guided by Stella Galanopoulou, inaugurated the free tours’ autumn schedule allowing interested citizens to familiarize themselves, free of charge, with the rich culture, the history and the key spots of Athens assisted by professional tour guides.
ReMap 4, the biannual contemporary art platform will take place at the heart of Athens’s historical center in the area of Kerameikos-Metaxourgeio from the 8th to the 30th of September. Once again, ReMap intends to become a unique meeting point of contemporary art production from around the world as it happens.
The Benaki Museum announces the realization of a summer festival. A new and exciting three week cultural event sees the atrium of the Benaki Museum - 138 Pireos transformed into an atmospheric and classy open air cinema and concert venue.
Bernier-Eliades Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of the American artist Edy Ferguson.
The basic goal of "Gastronomy Days" is to form an original source of collocation of various elements, which constitute the heterogeneous canvas of contemporary Greek gastronomy: producers, creators, chefs, agencies, entrepreneurs, policy designers and so forth; which is worth viewing as a discrete cultural event, but also as a vehicle for cultural and economic rebirth for our land.
The community of Greek museums will celebrate International Museum Day on May 18.
Bernier-Eliades Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by the American artist Lari Pittman, on Thursday, 11 April, 18:00-22:00. It is the first time the artist presents a solo exhibition in Greece.
