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Visual arts

Jewelry and Couture

High fashion and jewelry join forces at the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in an exhibition which is scheduled to run through December 28.

Sol LeWitt at Herakleidon Museum

The Herakleidon Museum is presenting an exhibition of works by American artist Sol LeWitt , running until January 29, 2012. All the works are on loan from the New Britain Museum of American Art (Connecticut, USA).

Great Russian Painters at Theoharakis Foundation

The B&M Theoharakis Foundation for Fine Arts and Music is hosting an exhibition called Great Russian Painters 1920-2010, presenting artworks which belong to the permanent Manege Gallery collection in St. Petersburg.

NBG Collection at Benaki Museum

An exhibition marking 170 years of the National Bank of Greece, and presenting the history of the first financial and credit institution in the country, running through three centuries, from 1841 to date.

Contemporary Art from the Muzeum Kresow

The Hellenic American Union is hosting until December 20 an exhibition featuring artwork from the Muzeum Kresow collection, which consists of the award-winning works from the Triennale by the Muzeum and retained in its collection.

Goya and Beethoven @ Teloglion Foundation

Two artistic giants of the late 18th and early 19th centuries - both afflicted by the plight of deafness- are at the heart of a joint exhibition at Thessaloniki’s Teloglion Foundation of Art launched in late October running until January 2012.

Video art at Kalfayan Galleries

Kalfayan Galleries are hosting Raed Yassin’s solo exhibition titled Disco Tonight which starts on November 29 ending on December 10.

Amnesty at 50

Celebrating 50 years of international presence, Amnesty International hosts a human rights poster exhibition titled "Change this world!"

Panayiotis Tetsis at the Athens Concert Hall

The Panayiotis Tetsis: Painting Today exhibition, running through January 30, 2012 is the main visual art event of the Athens Concert Hall for the end of this year and the beginning of the new one.

Night at the Museums

Want to sleep surrounded by paintings and 2.000 year old sculptures? Bed down obsolete armour waiting to see if the exhibits will come to life just like at the film Night- at- the- Museum?

The Magic of Czech Tradition

The Cultural Organisation of the City of Athens, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Greece and the Nicholaos and Eleni Porfyrogenis Foundation present an exhibition of works by celebrated Czech artist Josef Lada titled The Magic of Czech Tradition.

Houliaras at Benaki Museum

The Benaki Museum is hosting a Nikos Houliaras retrospective exhibition, starting on November 16 running until January 15, 2012.

Unknown Treasures at National Gallery

Unknown Treasures in the National Gallery Collections is the last major venue to be hosted by the National Gallery before its expansion.

The Basement of Alamo

The Eleni Koroneou Gallery is hosting a solo exhibition of works by Alex Hubbard until November 12.

Planet Exodus

The Lola Nikolaou Gallery in Thessaloniki is hosting an exhibition of works by Lydia Venieri until November 12.

Damien Hirst Solo at Benaki

The Benaki Museum (Pireos Annexe) presents the first solo exhibition in Greece by world-renowned British artist Damien Hirst.

Athens Photo Festival 2011

The Athens Photo Festival 2011 opened its door yesterday at Technopolis in Gazi district, running through November 15. The Festival’s highlight is a Swedish photography exhibition titled Emotionally Yours.

Lafcadio Hearn’s Amazing Life

The evening will feature the world premiere of an animated 3D film based on one of Hearn’s short stories, and explore what it was that gave his work, written in English, its Japanese 'national identity.'

Agenor Asteriadis Retrospective at Benaki

The Benaki Museum (Pireos Annexe) is hosting until November 20 a retrospective exhibition of works by Agenor Asteriadis.

Thessaloniki Biennale of Young Artists

From October 6 to November 7, Thessaloniki is one of the two hosts of the 15th edition of the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean - the other being Rome.

The Russian who painted Greece

At the turn of the 20th century, after the October Revolution, a wave of mass emigration of Russians swept Europe, influencing significantly the continent’s cultural landscape.

Art Photography

The Photography Museum of Thessaloniki is hosting an exhibition titled Facing Mirrors from September 18 to November 3.

Celebrating Diversity

The 3rd Diversity Festival is running through October 9, celebrating differences of all forms.

The Gift of Dionysus

The Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum presents The Gift of Dionysus: Mythology of Wine in Central Italy and Northern Greece.

German Architecture

The Goethe Institute in Athens hosts an exhibition on the 2010 DAM Awards for Architecture. The awards honour top German architectural projects both in Germany and in other countries

Taiwanese Art

ReMap3 started on September 12 in Athens with a dense and versatile international programme of exhibitions and events open to the public.

ReMap3: An Int’l Contemporary Art Platform

ReMap3 started on September 12 in Athens with a dense and versatile international programme of exhibitions and events open to the public.

Mt Athos Through Boissonnas’ Eyes

The Hellenic Foundation (Fondation Hellénique) in Paris will host the photographic collection Journey to Mount Athos 1928-1930 by esteemed Swiss photographer Frédéric Boissonnas from the September 17 to 30.

Animasyros 4.0

The 4th annual Animasyros Festival and Forum dedicated to the art of animation is taking place in Hermoupolis, on the island of Syros, from September 15 through 18.

Athens Fashion’s Night Out

Athens goes shopping tonight as the city hosts the Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) event. From Manhattan to Milan and Atlanta to Australia,

Cartoons & Cartoonists @ the Benaki Museum

With a Cartoonist’s Pen is the title of an exhibition that will be hosted at the Benaki Museum from September 21 through October 2, featuring the latest production of cartoons by major Greek political cartoonists

Cyclades Cultural Summer: Andros Island

The Cyclades island complex in the Aegean is a popular destination for foreign and Greek tourists alike.Small islands, traditional villages and towns, sandy beaches and plenty of cultural events every summer!

Performing Arts

Vietnam Circus at Onassis Cultural Centre Swan Lake at Megaron The Sounds of Christmas Go Baroque Swing at Half Note Concert for Peace Black Light Theater of Prague at Badminton Verdi at National Opera Strauss at Theocharakis Foundation Handel’s Messiah at Onassis Centre 10th Bicycle Film Festival La Vie en Rose et Noir at Megaron Savina Yannatou & Maria João at Half Note DV8 Physical Theatre at Onassis Centre Contemporary Russian Cinema Festival Malia at Gazarte 3rd Spanish Film Week The Levellers at Gagarin 205 A Jazz- Flamenco Night at Onassis Cultural Centre Tribute to Dimitri Mitropoulos Wax Tailor at Gagarin 205 Ennio Marchetto at Megaron Samson et Dalila Farandouri meets Charles Loyd Thessaloniki Int’l Film Festival Russia’s Cossacks dance at Badminton The War Cry at Megaron Swan Lake & Spartacus Robert Glasper Experiment Shoot it! 5th Thessaloniki Int’l Short Film Festival London Greek Film Festival 2011 Middle East Sounds & Arts Tribute to Rosa Eskenazy NIFF 2011: Fast Forward to the Future Rebetiko Gathering on Hydra Island Haris Alexiou and the Cinema of Nino Rota La La La Human Steps Spanish Oscars Cinema at Patras The 46th Dimitria Festival Is Now On Early Music Days Savvopoulos at Herod Atticus Theatre Tribute to Japanese Cinema 'Opening Nights' Fantasy in Athens Vanessa Mae Live in Athens Tribute to Maria Callas Tribute to a Great Filmmaker The Aeschylia Festival Aurora Festival on Samothrace Summer Festivals: Sani Festival Summer Festivals: River Party at Nestorio Summer Festivals: Music Village at Mount Pelion More...

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