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A walk through ancient Olympia
This programme provides a complete tour to the sacred site of ancient Olympia in the 2nd century BC. Monuments and sacred buildings come to life, enabling visitors to participate in the events and the rituals of the Olympic Games and to learn about the history of the city: the temple of Zeus, a model of Doric peripteral temple with magnificent sculpted decoration, the Heraion, the oldest monumental building of the sanctuary, dedicated to the goddess Hera, the Gymnasium, which was used for the training of javelin throwers, discus throwers and runners, the Palaestra, where the wrestlers, jumpers and boxers trained, the Leonidaion, which was where the official guests stayed, the Bouleuterion, where athletes, relatives and judges took a vow that they would upheld the rules of the Games, the Stadium, where most of the events took place, the Treasuries of various cities, where valuable offerings were kept, the Philippeion, which was dedicated by Philip II, king of Macedonia, after his victory in the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.
1 March, 2017 to 31 December, 2022
Info: A complete digital tour in English to the sacred site of Ancient Olympia in the 2nd century BC.
Special remarks: Parking Reservations are accepted Credit cards are accepted Wheelchair accessible
A Walk Through Ancient Miletus
The city of Miletus on the western coast of Asia Minor, one of the most important cities in Ionia, comes to life again in the Virtual Reality production
“A Walk Through Ancient Miletus”. This production, in the special environment of immersion of “Tholos”, uses some new technical characteristics, which allow the development of multiple directions of digital life in the virtual space and not a predetermined course.
4 September, 2017 to 31 December, 2022
Info: Starting again in September, guided tours are offered in Greek & English for groups.
At the Virtual Reality programme there is a tour at the meninsula and the city of Miletus, as it was 2,000 years ago. Visitors can explore the virtual city and learn about the most important public buildings. Starting from the gate at the Port of the Lions, they enter the sanctuary of Apollo Delphinios. Then, they visit the Ionian Stoa, which housed the stores of the city, the Hellenistic Gymnasium, the North Agora and the Bouleuterion, being able to see even the details of the buildings' architecture. They can “fly” over the city for one last panoramic view of the perfect city planning design, or even “dive” into its port.
Organization / Production: FOUNDATION OF THE HELLENIC WORLD Venue: Tholos, Virtual Reality Theatre Hours: Projections offered only by appointment for groups Special remarks: Parking Reservations are accepted Credit cards are accepted Wheelchair accessible
EUREKA: Science, Art & Technology of the Ancient Greeks
Τhe building located at 16 Herakleidon street hosts the unit “Automata” and a large, at a scale of 3:1, model of the Antikythera Mechanism.
In the building located at 37 Apostolou Pavlou street, the unit “Technology of War in Ancient Greece” presents aspects of the military technology of the Ancient Greeks.
1 August, 2019 to 31 July, 2020
Info: The collaboration between ΕΔΑΒυΤ and Museum Herakleidon has resulted in the present exhibition units dedicated to the Technology of War in Ancient Greece, Automata and the Antikythera Mechanism. This exhibition is under the aegis of the Hellenic Ministries of Culture and Sports, and of Education, Research and Religion.
Organization / Production: Museum Herakleidon & ΕΔΑΒυΤ Hours: Monday & Tuesday, 10:00 - 14:00 / Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 - 18:00 Tickets: 7 € normal ticket (for both buildings), 5 € reduced ticket Special remarks: Credit cards are accepted
Dinosaurs at Dusk
Dinosaurs at Dusk is a 44-min show produced by Mirage3D for digital dome theatres. It is presented at "THOLOS", the Virtual Reality Theater of Hellenic Cosmos.
A learning adventure of a father and his teenage daughter Lucy, who share a fascination for all things that fly.
You’ll travel back in time to meet the pterosaurs and the ancestors of modern-day birds: the feathered dinosaurs. Lucy and her father navigate from continent to continent, looking for clues about the origins of flight.
When time runs out they experience first-hand the cataclysmic “last day” of the dinosaurs.
Science content includes topics such as continental drift, proper motion of stars, asteroids and impacts, extinctions and the convergent development of flight among species.
2 March, 2019 to 31 December, 2022
Organization / Production: Venue: Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Centre Special remarks: Parking Reservations are accepted Credit cards are accepted Wheelchair accessible
Nicola Tesla - The Man Ahead of his Time
Nikola Tesla - The Man ahead of his time
Get to know the man and the scientist through his most significant inventions.
1 October, 2019 to 18 March, 2020
Info: Exhibits relating to the life and work of "the inventor of the 20th century" Nikola Tesla will be on show at the Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in downtown Athens (Pindarou 6 & Akadimias, Kolonaki), in an exhibition entitled "Nikola Tesla: the man from the future."
The exhibition, based on items from the permanent collection of the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, explores the life of the eccentric Serb-American genius who was responsible for inventions as fundamental to our lives as alternating current, the Tesla coil, the induction motor, radio waves and three-phase electric current.
The main part of the exhibit consists of interactive models of Tesla's inventions - including a Tesla coil - and reconstructions of his laboratories, while also focusing on his unique personality and his dedication to science and progress for its own sake, rather than for personal gain.
Hours: Monday - Sunday 09:00 - 17:00
OLIVER TWIST
The Foundation of the Hellenic World presents
Charles Dickens
OLIVER TWIST
Translation: Fotini Megaloudi
Performance – Adaptation: Konstantina Nikolaidi
From October at "THEATRON"
Hellenic World
Cultural Centre & Museum
Foundation of Hellenic World presents a magnificent theatrical play at “THEATRON” Hall at the Hellenic Cosmos Venue. OLIVER TWIST adapted from Charles Dickens’ novel by Konstantina Nikolaidi with an amazing cast, as the timeless characters are brought to life on stage by talented greek actors and actresses.
Oliver Twist is a hero who manages to preserve his kindness and his morality in a cruel and unfair world. The insignificance of human life, poverty and social inequality of Dickens’s England, reminds us of our world today. But, there is hope. Dickens believes that truth, purity and childhood, can triumph in a world of poverty and misery.
The play:
‘’What did you say!’’
‘’Please sir’’ Oliver said, ‘’I need more food. I’m starving!’’
Oliver Twist is an orphan boy, who lives in England of 19th century. When he makes the ‘’mistake’’ of asking for more food, the principal of the orphanage kicks him out. A gang of pickpockets will become his new family. Yet hope is not lost for little Oliver. When he meets two wonderful and honest people, Oliver will try to balance between two worlds and eventually he will have to choose which path to take. The fight between good and evil begins.
Starring:
Renos Charalampidis, Tasos Kostis, Konstantinos Kapas, Maria Antoulinaki, Dionisis Pifeas as Oliver Twist, Tatiana Melidou, Konstantinos Moutaftsis, Rinos Tzanis
19 October, 2019 to 12 April, 2020
Info: ‘’What did you say!’’
‘’Please sir’’ Oliver said, ‘’I need more food. I’m starving!’’
Oliver Twist is an orphan boy, who lives in England of 19th century. When he makes the ‘’mistake’’ of asking for more food, the principal of the orphanage kicks him out. A gang of pickpockets will become his new family. Yet hope is not lost for little Oliver. When he meets two wonderful and honest people, Oliver will try to balance between two worlds and eventually he will have to choose which path to take. The fight between good and evil begins.
Starring:
Renos Charalampidis, Tasos Kostis, Konstantinos Kapas, Maria Antoulinaki, Dionisis Pifeas as Oliver Twist, Tatiana Melidou, Konstantinos Moutaftsis, Rinos Tzanis
Organization / Production: FOUNDATION OF THE HELLENIC WORLD Venue: Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Centre Hours: Saturday at 14:30 and Sunday at 11:30 Tickets: Regular tickets: €15, €13, €11 (gallery) Special prices for peoples with special needs, students, young people and unemployed Special prices for groups (20 people and more) and family tickets (4 people) Special remarks: Parking Reservations are accepted Credit cards are accepted Wheelchair accessible
Tο Αηδόνι του Αυτοκράτορα
Η Λένα Πλάτωνος έγραψε το Αηδόνι του αυτοκράτορα, ένα «μουσικό παραμύθι με στοιχεία όπερας και μουσική νεοϊμπρεσιονιστική», όπως το έχει χαρακτηρίσει, το 1989, σε λιμπρέτο του Γιώργου Βολουδάκη βασισμένο στο ομώνυμο παραμύθι του Χανς Κρίστιαν Άντερσεν.
20 October, 2019 to 26 January, 2020
Info: Λένα Πλάτωνος
Tο Αηδόνι του Αυτοκράτορα
Όπερα για παιδιά και νέους
ΠΡΕΜΙΕΡΑ 20 Οκτωβρίου 2019
20, 23 Οκτ 2019
03, 19, 20 Νοε 2019
11, 12 Δεκ 2019
22, 23, 26 Ιαν 2020
Μουσική: Λένα Πλάτωνος
Ενορχήστρωση: Λένα Πλάτωνος, Στέργιος Τσιρλιάγκος
Λιμπρέτο: Γιώργος Βολουδάκης
Σκηνοθεσία: Κατερίνα Πετσατώδη
Animation: Ειρήνη Βιανέλλη
Σκηνικό: Ευαγγελία Θεριανού
Κοστούμια: Αλεξία Θεοδωράκη
Μουσική διδασκαλία/διεύθυνση: Μιχάλης Παπαπέτρου
Σχεδιασμός ήχου: Στέργιος Τσιρλιάγκος
Αυτοκράτορας
Νίκος Κοτενίδης
Αυλικός / Θάνατος
Γιώργος Ρούπας
Αηδόνι
Μαριλένα Στριφτόμπολα
Ψαράς / Αυλάρχης / Τεχνικός
Γιάννης Φίλιας
Φίλη του αηδονιού / Τεχνικός
Νίκη Χαζιράκη
Βιολιστής / Αρχιμουσικός
Δημήτρης Ναλμπάντης
Αφήγηση
Μαρία Σκουλά
Τιμές εισιτηρίων: Καθημερινές: 12 ευρώ
Κυριακές: 15, 20 ευρώ
Φοιτητικό, παιδικό: 12 ευρώ
Περιορισμένης ορατότητας: 5 ευρώ
Αφού εντυπωσίασε μικρούς και μεγάλους στην Εναλλακτική Σκηνή, το μουσικό παραμύθι της Λένας Πλάτωνος Το αηδόνι του αυτοκράτορα θα παρουσιαστεί κατά τη σεζόν 2019/20 στη μεγάλη σκηνή της Αίθουσας Σταύρος Νιάρχος. Πρόκειται για μια εντυπωσιακή παραγωγή όπου η όπερα «συνομιλεί» με το animation.
Η Λένα Πλάτωνος έγραψε το Αηδόνι του αυτοκράτορα, ένα «μουσικό παραμύθι με στοιχεία όπερας και μουσική νεοϊμπρεσιονιστική», όπως το έχει χαρακτηρίσει, το 1989, σε λιμπρέτο του Γιώργου Βολουδάκη βασισμένο στο ομώνυμο παραμύθι του Χανς Κρίστιαν Άντερσεν.
Σε ένα από τα ομορφότερα παλάτια του κόσμου ο αυτοκράτορας της Κίνας συγκινείται από το τραγούδι ενός αηδονιού με μαγευτική φωνή. Όταν ο αυτοκράτορας δέχεται ως δώρο ένα ηλεκτρονικό αηδόνι που τραγουδά μονότονα το ίδιο τραγούδι, το αληθινό αηδόνι εγκαταλείπει το παλάτι. Μετά από χρόνια που ο αυτοκράτορας αρρωσταίνει βαριά και το ηλεκτρονικό αηδόνι έχει πια χαλάσει, το τραγούδι του αληθινού αηδονιού καταφέρνει να συγκινήσει ακόμα και τον Θάνατο.
Το παραμύθι του Άντερσεν μεταμορφώνεται σε μια παραβολή για τη σχέση τέχνης και τεχνολογίας, η οποία στις μέρες μας είναι πιο επίκαιρη παρά ποτέ. Το σύγχρονο μήνυμα του έργου, η συνύπαρξη αναλογικής και ηλεκτρονικής μουσικής, οι ακαταμάχητες μελωδικές γραμμές της Πλάτωνος και η δεξιοτεχνική φωνητική γραφή καθιστούν το Αηδόνι του αυτοκράτορα μια ιδεώδη γνωριμία των παιδιών με τον μαγικό κόσμο της λυρικής τέχνης.
Organization / Production: Σε συνεργασία με το Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ & Αγορά Κινουμένων Σχεδιών Animasyros Venue: Αίθουσα Σταύρος Νιάρχος Εθνικής Λυρικής Σκηνής / Κέντρο Πολιτισμού Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος Special remarks: Parking Credit cards are accepted Wheelchair accessible
Lynda Benglis: In the Realm of the Senses
LYNDA BENGLIS | IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES
22/11/2019 - 15/03/2020
Museum of Cycladic Art | Stathatos Mansion
Curated by Dr. David Anfam
OPENING
21 November 2019, 19.00
NEON is pleased to present Lynda Benglis: In the Realm of the Senses at the Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens. The guest curator is the distinguished writer, critic and art historian, Dr. David Anfam.
21 November, 2019 to 15 March, 2020
Info: Devoted to Lynda Benglis’s highly original and prolific output in diverse media, this is the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in a country that has played a major role in her life and vision: Greece. Spanning half a century from 1969 onwards, the select survey of thirty-six sculptures – amounting to a concise retrospective – will occupy the intimate spaces of the Stathatos Mansion, displaying a wide spectrum of Benglis’s materials, imagery and ideas. The show also presents three key ancient artefacts generously lent by the Museum of Cycladic Art itself.
In the Realm of the Senses celebrates a maverick artist who began as a female pioneer of Post-Minimalism in the late 1960s and still creates with exuberance in the twenty-first century. Describing Benglis’s first wax reliefs as early as 1968, the New York gallerist and critic Klaus Kertess noted that “skin, pull, sensuousness” ranked among her primary concerns. Such intense corporeal sensations extend to the present – as Benglis’s sculpture constantly shifts between fixity and movement, nature and flesh, with both grace and provocative boldness.
Venue: Museum of Cycladic Art | Stathatos Mansion Hours: Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday: 10:00 – 17:00 Thursday: 10:00 – 20:00 Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00 Tuesday: closed Tickets: FREE GUIDED TOURS Wednesday : 12:00 – 13:00 Thursday: 18:30 – 19:30 (registration required)
Salty fields
An exhibition of the artists Aggeliki Loi and Dimitra Skandali.
10 December, 2019 to 29 March, 2020
Info: The "Salty fields" exhibition of the artists Aggeliki Loi and Dimitra Skandali develops a distinct issue about the world of the Sea, presenting works of contemporary art (installations, constructions, painting and mixed-technique works) inspired by the Seaweeds.
On the opening day, Tuesday 10 December, at 20.30, Dimitra Skandali will present an interactive performance.
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 - 18:00 Tickets: Just with the permanent exhibition ticket
THESEUS AND MINOTAUR
After “the Expedition of the Argonauts”, Karmen Rouggeri and Christina Kouloumpi direct the myth of Theseus and Minotaur at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation for the 2019-2020 season. Children and adults will follow the route of the well-loved hero of our mythology, in a subtle and detailed performance.
About the play:
The crown Prince of Athens, Theseus, after finding out that he is the son of Aegeus, the king of Athens, takes the sandals and the sword that his father had left for him under a big rock and starts his journey from Troizina to Athens in order to meet him. Despite the advice of his mother to travel by boat, he opted to go on land.
He wanted to follow a more difficult and arduous path, in order to get rid of the criminals and the muggers that overran the area, having as a role model Hercules and his labours.
Our play is divided into two parts.
In the first part, which includes the route of Theseus from Troizina to Athens, it was decided to have an Aristophanic approach on the direction and the stage design, in order to avoid the difficult scenes for the young audience.
The second part comprises of:
1. The journey of Theseus to Crete that will be presented with an impressive scenic design, by creating a sea world on stage.
2. The palace of Minos and the prominent labyrinth, where Theseus will take the clew from Princess Ariadne in order to reach Minotaur and succeed in his greatest labour.
The play will be accompanied by Cretan lyra, mantinades(Cretan lyrical poems), dance and traditional Cretan songs.
11 December, 2019 to 5 April, 2020
Info: Michael Cacoyannis Foundation : 206, Piraeus Str. (near Chamosternas Str.) Tavros, Athens 177 78 Tel.: +30 210 341 8550
The play will be presented with English surtitles
Day and time:
Every Sunday at 11:00 & 14:00 and weekdays for school visits
Duration: 2 hours(with an interval)
Starting date: Sunday 10 November 2019
End Date: Sunday 5 April 2019
Ticket Prices:
General admission: 12€ (children and adults)
Reduced admission: 10€
Presale Ticket Points:
At the MCF Ticket Offices: 206, Piraeus Str. (near Chamosternas Str.) Tavros, Athens 177 78
From Monday to Friday 11:00-14:00 and 1 hour before the beginning of each performance
At the ticket office of Ticket services: 39, Panepistimiou Str. Athens,
(Monday & Friday 09:00 – 20:00, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 09:00 – 21:00, Saturday 09:00 – 15:00).
At PUBLIC stores: (opening hours).
By phone: Ticket services Call Center-0030 210 7234567
(Monday & Friday 09:00 – 20:00, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 09:00 – 21:00, Saturday 09:00 – 15:00)
Online booking:
· www.ticketservices.gr
· tickets.public.gr
Organization / Production: Michael Cacoyannis Foundation Special remarks: Credit cards are accepted Wheelchair accessible
Revolution: Demons / The Great Sinners - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Direction: Constatinos Hatzis
Premiere: Friday 13 December
Raskolnikov, Stavrogin, Smerdyakov and Ivan Karamazov confront their sins, come face to face with their own truth, destroy themselves and reach the depths of their existence. Against them Porfíriy, Tikhon and Devil. These great sinners derived from the masterpieces of the great Russian author, meet at this new performance, the one after the other their truth or more precisely their punishment. Constantinos Hatzis continues his study on the work of the great novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky. Just after the end of the performances of Demons/The Grand Inquisitor and four years after the great success of The Great Sinners (2015 at MCF), the young director indulges again in the principal characters of Fyodor Dostoevsky.
“We pass from the “Demons” , a novel that announces in a predictive way the revolution that pursued in Russia, to the inner “revolution” of the great sinners. This journey reveals the true human nature. The man stripped down to the bone in front of his own self. The performance has a great cast of talented actors: Giorgos Papapavlou, Theoharis Ioannidis, Nikos Manesis, Constantinos Hatzis and Giannis Hortis. During the performance is played a song “The Dream” especially composed for the play by Nikos Xydakis and based upon the poetry of Georgios Vizyinos.
The heroes that we met at Demons coexist with the heroes of The Great Sinners, in a new approach. The Great Sinners is an original readaptation- composition of Giannis Haritodiplomenos and Constantinos Hatzis. It consists of passages of the top works of Dostoevsky “Crime and Punishment”, “Demons”, “The Brothers Karamazov”. The precise, sarcastic and demonic humor of Dostoyevsky provides what is needed for this great confrontation through a game of relationships and self-consciousness and primarily though the “humorous” situation of human existence. Where does it lead this relentless journey? In finding God or in finding faith?
13 December, 2019 to 9 February, 2020
Info: Cast and Crew
Adaptation-Rendering-Text editing: Constantinos Hatzis, Giannis Haritodiplomenos
Direction – Set Installation: Constantinos Hatzis
Original Music Composition: Nikos Xydakis
Costumes: Miranda Dempsey
Movement: Angelos Papadopoulos
Production Management: Kostantina Aggeletou
Assistant Director: Marilia Mitrousi
Actors (in alphabetical order):
Stavrogin, Devil : Theoharis Ioannidis
Porfíriy, Tikhon: Constantinos Hatzis
Satov, Smerdyakov: Giannis Hortis
Kyrillov: Nikos Manesis
Raskolnikov, Ivan Karamazov: Giorgos Papapavlou
During the performance Constantinos Hatzis plays live on piano parts of the works Toccata in d minor (Prokofiev) and Totentanz (List).
Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (206, Piraeus Str. Tavros, Athens)
At the specially configured underground hall
Starting on 13/12/2019 for a limited number of performances
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 21.00
Organization / Production: Michael Cacoyannis Foundation Special remarks: Credit cards are accepted Wheelchair accessible
Avgw
Baby theater for children
from 10 months to 3 years
From January 5 and every Sunday at 10:30
5 January, 2020 to 31 May, 2020
Info: Infants from the age of 10 months (!) Up to 3 years old, will experience an unforgettable sensual experience, in a spectacle where talking seems unnecessary, every Sunday morning at 10:30!
Organization / Production: Megaron the Athens Concert Hall Venue: Multipurpose Room is located at the premises of The Friends of Music Society inside the Athens Concert Hall Tickets: € 8,00 (infants, kids, for groups of 15) € 10,00 (adults)
An elephant in the room
Where do the memories go when we forget them? And how do you get around a world that insists on forgetting? What do elderly people look like? But what does a child care about all this! Unless someone forgets his birthday ...
A chamber theater with surreal shades and live music. A tender, contemporary work that touches on the subject of memory loss with humor and empathy and, presenting the relationships of three generations within the family, shows how creative thinking and play can - in a very fun way - bridge the gap between us!
5 January, 2020 to 31 May, 2020
Info: for kids 3 - 9 years old
Every Sunday at 11:30
Organization / Production: Megaron the Athens Concert Hall Venue: Lecture Hall of the Society’s Music Library Tickets: € 10,00, € 8,00 (for groups of 15 people), € 6,00 (for reservation for schools, info: 210 86 65 144 & 210 86 74 657)
Turn off the light!
Turn off the light!
for children 4-10 years old 4-10 ετών
Every Sunday at 15:30
5 January, 2020 to 31 May, 2020
Info: The latest, subversive work of the well-known KOPERNIKOS theater group, which impressed the public last year, will take over the Children's Library of the Music Library this year.
"Turn off the light!" promises us a unique adventure with atmosphere, humor and suspense!
Organization / Production: Megaron the Athens Concert Hall Venue: Lecture Hall of the Society’s Music Library Tickets: € 10,00, € 8,00 (for groups of 15 people), € 6,00 (for reservation for schools, info: 210 86 65 144 & 210 86 74 657)
Coo- coo! A walk in the woods
A tender story about friendship, forest and the elements of nature.
For children from 18 months up to 5 years old.
Based on a method of theatrical plays for very young ages.
5 January, 2020 to 3 May, 2020
Info: An experiental narration for little chirldren.
A combination of theatre, music and game, that enhances imagination and creativity.
Directed by Anna- Sevasti Tzima.
Original music by Anna Sevasti Tzima and Dimitris SKourtis
Venue: Μορφές Έκφρασης / Morfes Ekfrasis Hours: Every Sunday at 11.00 a.m. Special remarks: Reservations are accepted Credit cards are accepted
The kettle with gold
"The orchestra that tells fairytales" of the famous greek actor Thomas Kindinis invites everyone to a magically musical and fantastically theatrical journey to Ireland.
Meet a cunning leprechaun that holds great riches abd the "unfortunate"... Niall O' Leary, that will do every thing possible to capture the leprechaun and take his fortune!
Directed by Anna-Sevasti Tzima.
For children from 3 to 103 years old.
Every Sunday at 15.00.
5 January, 2020 to 3 May, 2020
Info: A performance full of music that travells us to an Irish village, where a leprechaun is found and captured by a young farmer boy named Niall O'Leary, so he can take his riches. But remeber... Leprechauns are cunning and mischevious creatures...
Music is original, composed by the "The orchestra that tells fairytales" (except of the song Marie's wedding which is an Irish folk song).
Directed by Anna-Sevasti Tzima
Venue: Μορφές Έκφρασης / Morfes Ekfrasis Special remarks: Reservations are accepted Credit cards are accepted
The Spirit of the ‘60s
The Spirit of the ’60s
Journey to a world that gave birth to the future
An exhibition of paintings by Artemis Chatzigiannaki
with parallel events
Opening: 16/1/2020, 20:00 - 23:00
16 January, 2020 to 3 February, 2020
Info: A solo show with 25 watercolour paintings, inspired by Athens of the 1960s, by Artemis Chatzigiannaki opening 16 January 2020, at 19.00, at T.A.F./ the Art Foundation (Normanou 5, Monastiraki). A number of parallel events accompany the art show, under the umbrella title “The Spirit of the ’60s. Journey to a world that gave birth to the future”: an exhibition of photographs, an exhibition of artifacts and memorabilia of the period, and a series of talks on the style, tone and spirit of the changing urban landscape and the social conditions and climate prevailing in Athens over half a century ago.
The overall project has been made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of GEK TERNA, and the curation of journalist and writer Nikos Vatopoulos. The project takes as its springboard new works by Artemis Chatzigiannaki, who progresses her artistic exploration of the urban landscape and collective memory at a crucial period in the growth of the city.
Her works, subtly nostalgic, evoke the passing from an older world to a new. She revives fragments of the Athenian past in a way that is both invigorating and liberating.
The art show is accompanied also by an exhibition of photographs by contemporary photographers on themes that recall the style and aesthetic of the 1960s. Taking part are: Yorgos Thanos, George Kazazis, Panagiotis Panagakis, Tasos Salteris, Ilias Tsaousakis and Tasos Chalkiopoulos.
A special section includes artifacts and memorabilia from the 1960s such as magazines, toys, objets d’art, and everyday items. Other parallel events include talks and presentations on themes related to Athens of the 1960s and how our own age might best apprehend and appreciate this seminal period.
Parallel events will be held on:
Sunday 19 January, at 17.30
- Talk by Maria Kaltsa
Friday 24 January, at 17.30
- Talk by Thanasis Yohalas
Friday 31 January, at 17.30
- Talk by Nikos Vatopoulos.
A catalogue of the works by Artemis Chatzigiannaki with texts by Zoe Vaiou and Thanasis Yohalas, Nikos Vatopoulos, Maria Kaltsa, George Kazazis, Ilias Kafaoglou and Artemis Chatzigiannaki will be on sale at the exhibition.
Venue: T.A.F. / the art foundation Hours: Monday - Sunday 12:00 - 20:00
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