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SUMMARY:Guided Tour of the Exhibition: Cyprus 1974 - Memory is the Only Homeland of the People
DESCRIPTION:This activity is only available in Greek. \n\nWhat is the significance of 1974? How are the invasion and the refugee crisis recorded in public life\, everyday life\, history\, art\, and literature? How is the collective and individual identity of those who were uprooted\, who experienced loss\, but found the strength to rebuild\, formed? The exhibition tells the story of the historical events\, the coup\, the invasion\, the refugee crisis\, the anti-occupation struggle\, and the reconstruction efforts\, as well as the care for cultural heritage\, education\, creativity\, and a forward-looking perspective. \n\nThis activity is aimed at adults.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/guided-tour-exhibition-cyprus-1974-memory-is-the-only-homeland-of-the-people/
LOCATION:Public Tobacco Factory\, Lenorman 218\, Athens\, Athens\, 104 43\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,TOUR
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T120000
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SUMMARY:130 Years of the Association of Athenians – Guided Tour of the Athens Museum
DESCRIPTION:This activity is only available in Greek.\nCelebrate International Museum Day with a Free Guided Tour of the Association of Athenians and the Athens MuseumStep inside the “Athens Museum” for a journey through two centuries of the city’s history\, told through family heirlooms and donations from the very people who helped shape Athens. From 19th-century urban life to 20th-century milestones\, the museum’s collections reflect the changing face of the capital. \nThe tour also includes a visit to the historic “Association of Athenians\,” celebrating 130 years of civic engagement and cultural preservation. \nThe guided tour will be led by Elena Gkotsina\, museum curator at the Athens Museum.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/130-years-association-athenians-guided-tour-athens-museum/
LOCATION:Association of the Athenians\, Kekropos 10\, Athens\, Athens\, 105 58\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,MUSEUM,TOUR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T123000
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SUMMARY:Remembrance Route 40 - 44
DESCRIPTION:This activity is only available in Greek. \n\nThe Memory Route is a tribute to the thousands of anonymous victims of hunger during the occupation\, as well as the victims of executions by the occupying forces. As we search for the past in the present\, stories of the place and its people unfold. At the same time\, the 3rd Cemetery is reintroduced to the public as a historical site of memory for those who “didn’t live” to see our country free. The tour will be conducted by Zetta Antonopoulou\, Historian-Archaeologist\, and Eliza Neofytou\, Architect-Museologist.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/remembrance-route-40-44-2/
LOCATION:Third Cemetery of Athens\, Thivon & Kotyoron\, Athens\, Athens\, 184 54\, Greece
CATEGORIES:FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY,TOUR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T130000
DTSTAMP:20260421T123606
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SUMMARY:In the Footsteps of the Philhellenes
DESCRIPTION:A Walk Through Philhellenism: Plaka\, Parliament & Hidden Histories A guided walking tour through Plaka and central Athens\, tracing cultural and historical landmarks tied to the birth of modern Greece and the international Philhellenic movement. Key stops include the Anglican Church on Philhellinon Street\, where the remains of naval officer and Philhellene Frank Abney Hastings are interred; the former home of Lord Church; the original University of Otto; the residence of historian George Finlay; the Hill School; the Monument of Lysicrates; and the busts of Jean-Gabriel Eynard and Ioannis Kapodistrias inside the National Garden. The tour also includes a visit and private guided tour of the Hellenic Parliament\, with special access to the Philhellenism exhibitions\, led by Dr Theodoros Koutsogiannis\, curator of the Parliament’s Art Collection.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/in-the-footsteps-of-the-philhellenes-2/
LOCATION:Russian Church\, Philellinon\, Athens\, Athens\, 105 57\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY,TOUR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T130000
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour of the Alekos Fassianos Museum
DESCRIPTION:This activity is only available in Greek. \n\nAs part of International Museum Day\, the Alekos Fassianos Museum offers a guided tour for 30 people. \n\nThe exhibition aims to introduce the breadth of Alekos Fassianos’ work\, featuring pieces from 1954 until the end of his life. It includes early works from the 1960s\, influenced by abstraction during his early years in Paris\, works inspired by Byzantine art\, collages\, mixed techniques\, as well as both lesser-known and widely recognized paintings showcasing Fassianos’ distinctive touch. The Myth of His Neighborhood unfolds through works depicting images and experiences from his childhood in Agios Pavlos and his wanderings through Athens. Heroes from his childhood merge with figures from Greek mythology\, creating the timeless hero—the human being. Beyond the paintings\, the exhibition also highlights the artist’s multifaceted personality\, showcasing handmade objects\, furniture\, lighting\, as well as texts he wrote\, books he illustrated\, and a rich archive of his involvement in set design and costume design for Aristophanes’ comedies and Eugène Ionesco’s plays. \n\nThe exhibition unfolds in a handcrafted architectural creation by Kyriakos Krokos\, where every detail\, from the door knobs to the cupboard handles\, the nails in the mirrors\, to the frescoes and mosaic floors\, was curated by Fassianos himself. The Alekos Fassianos Museum is of great significance for the contemporary artistic and architectural map of Athens\, as it is one of the few museums in the world where the collaboration between the artist and the architect supports the dialogue between the works and the space that houses them. \n\nMeeting point: Outside the Museum.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/guided-tour-of-the-alekos-fassianos-museum/
LOCATION:Alekos Fassianos Museum\, Neofytou Metaxa 15\, Athens\, Athens\, 104 39\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,MUSEUM,TOUR
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T140000
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour of the Exhibition: Cyprus 1974 - Memory is the Only Homeland of the People
DESCRIPTION:This activity is only available in Greek. \n\nWhat is the significance of 1974? How are the invasion and the refugee crisis recorded in public life\, everyday life\, history\, art\, and literature? How is the collective and individual identity of those who were uprooted\, who experienced loss\, but found the strength to rebuild\, formed? The exhibition tells the story of the historical events\, the coup\, the invasion\, the refugee crisis\, the anti-occupation struggle\, and the reconstruction efforts\, as well as the care for cultural heritage\, education\, creativity\, and a forward-looking perspective. \n\nThis activity is aimed at adults.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/guided-tour-exhibition-cyprus-1974-memory-is-the-only-homeland-of-the-people-2/
LOCATION:Public Tobacco Factory\, Lenorman 218\, Athens\, Athens\, 104 43\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,TOUR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T190000
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SUMMARY:First Cemetery of Athens: An Open-Air Sculpture Gallery II
DESCRIPTION:This activity is only available in Greek.\n\nArchaeologist and guide Michalis Giohalas leads a tour through the sculpture garden of the First Cemetery of Athens\, in collaboration with the This is Athens City Festival.\n\nBeyond the Sleeping Female Figure\nThe tomb of Sofia Afentaki—immortalised by Yannoulis Chalepas in his iconic sculpture The Sleeping Female Figure—is the most recognisable work in the First Cemetery of Athens. But it is by no means the only one worth discovering.\n\nThis walk follows an alternative route\, away from the central and well-trodden paths\, to uncover a quieter yet equally captivating side of Athens’ open-air sculpture gallery. Along its uphill alleys\, we’ll encounter the mausoleums of illustrious figures—spaces where mortals converse with immortals\, and grand visions of legacy meet the silence of eternity.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/first-cemetery-of-athens-2/
LOCATION:First Cemetery of Athens\, Logginou 3\, Athens\, Athens\, 116 36\, Greece
CATEGORIES:FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY,TOUR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20250518T193000
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SUMMARY:Apprenticeship Walk: 20 plus 1 Stops
DESCRIPTION:This activity is only availble in Greek. \n\nOfficially designated a historic site\, the National Garden (formerly the Royal Garden) is a calm eye in the storm of central Athens—a space of serenity surrounded by the city’s intensity\, steeped in memory and history. Among the 500 species of plants brought here from around the world under Queen Amalia’s watchful eye\, marble figures wait quietly: Dionysios Solomos\, Aristotle Valaoritis\, Jean Moréas\, Ioannis Kapodistrias and Ioannis Eynard—emblematic figures from an era of visionary leadership in Greece. In this poetic promenade\, writer-director Thodoris Gonis invites audiences to follow the traces of these permanent Garden residents—poets\, politicians\, botanists and engineers—through the documents\, letters and texts that shaped the garden’s story. At its heart is the 20-year-old queen who once dreamt it into being. \n\nConcept & Direction: Thodoris Gonis\n\nDramaturgy: Thodoris Gonis\, Eleni Stroulia\n\nCostumes: Matina Megkla \n\nCast: Eleni Ouzounidou\, Thanasis Dimou\, Roxani Karfi\, Christina Chalkia \n\nMusicians: Paris Kimionis\, Danai Tsironi
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/apprenticeship-walk-20-1-stops-3/
LOCATION:National Garden\, Vas. Amalias 1\, Athens\, Athens\, 105 57\, Greece
CATEGORIES:ENTERTAINMENT,FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY,THEATER,TOUR
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