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Athens: Urban Frictions

Macart’s Cultural Space Lenorman 244, Athens, Athens, Greece

The Macart Cultural Space, in collaboration with iFocus Gallery, presents "Athens: Urban Frictions", a collective photographic exploration of the Greek capital. Thirty contemporary Greek and international photographers attempt to capture the city’s identity through diverse and often conflicting lenses, highlighting its inherent contradictions, tensions, and ongoing transformations. In this exhibition, Athens is not approached as

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Constantine Xenakis – Dimitris Chiotopoulos: Writing and Trace Two Journeys into the Labyrinth

Gallery Ersi Kleomenous 4, Athens, Athens, Greece

Ersi Gallery hosts a deep and unexpectedly poetic dialogue between two masters of the symbolic: Constantine Xenakis and Dimitris Chiotopoulos. Writing and Trace explores the moment when a mark, a symbol, or a simple gesture transcends its everyday use to become a language of its own. Dense with meaning and open to endless interpretation. The

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Guided Tour at the City of Athens Museum

The City of Athens Museum 5-7 loannou Paparrigopoulou, Athens, Greece

The City of Athens Museum (Vouros-Eutaxias Foundation) will welcome us for a rather special look at the capital’s modern history. The tour spans two iconic buildings that tell the story of a city finding its feet. We start at the legendary "Old Palace", the first residence of King Otto and Queen Amalia. It’s a space

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Inna Orlik: The Permanent Collection

Orlik Gallery 3 Palaiologou Benizelou, Athens, Greece

Orlik Gallery invites the This is Athens City Festival audience to a distinctive encounter with the visual universe of Inna Orlik. This exhibition brings to the fore a world where contemporary painting enters into a dialogue with mythology, nature, and the human experience, creating an environment rich in symbolism and layers of interpretation. Defined by

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Photography Exhibition: Oleksandr Glyadyelov – Look at Ukraine

National Garden Vas. Amalias 1, Athens, Athens, Greece

As part of the 2026 Philosophy Festival / European Dialogues organised by the French Institute of Greece, the public spaces of Athens are transformed into an open platform for historical memory and reflection. The This is Athens City Festival hosts the outdoor photography exhibition Look at Ukraine by Oleksandr Glyadyelov. The artist’s powerful photographs, presented

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Ecological Translation

Goethe-Institut Athen 14-16 Omirou, Athens, Greece

The Goethe-Institut Athen presents the exhibition Ecological Translation, a bold exploration of our relationship with the natural world. What if technology allowed us to speak directly with animals and plants? Drawing on emerging legal frameworks that recognise rights for rivers and ecosystems, the exhibition examines the use of artificial intelligence and remote sensing as a

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Nikolas Klironomos: A Retrospective (1985–2025)

The City of Athens Gallery Municipal Gallery of Athens, Athens, Athens, Greece

This major retrospective is a brilliant place to start looking into the work of Nikolas Klironomos, an artist who has spent decades masterfully blurring the lines between fine art and set design. Klironomos doesn't just paint; he "directs" his canvases. Think of him as a visual filmmaker who takes the raw, chaotic energy of Athens,

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Panos Charalambous: COLUMBIA

CITRONNE Gallery 19 Patriarchou Ioakim, Athens, Greece

At CITRONNE Gallery, Panos Charalambous invites us to step into a "sonic room" that speaks directly to the memory of the city. The journey begins in 2006, the year the historic Columbia vinyl record factory in Rizoupoli was demolished, symbolically closing a massive chapter of Greek music history. Columbia was a place where the voices,

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The Historical Archive of the National Bank of Greece Opens Up to the City

Historical Archives Of National Bank Diomidis Mansion, 146 3is Septemvriou, Athens, Greece

The Historical Archive of the National Bank of Greece opens the doors of the Diomedes Mansion for a rare “behind-the-scenes” guided tour. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore an emblematic listed building of modern eclectic architecture, discovering up close the archival processing rooms and the permanent exhibitions. The experience is enriched by the temporary

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Guided Tour at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST)

National Museum of Contemporary Art National Museum of Contemporary Art Αthens (ΕΜΣΤ), Athens, Athens, Greece

The This is Athens City Festival is serving up a back-to-back cultural double bill at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST). One booking gets you into two consecutive guided tours, exploring the legacies of two Greek artists who put their personal seal on modernist art. 17:00 | Jani Christou: Enantiodromia Curator Kostis Zouliatis introduces

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Demosthenes Agrafiotis: “Xαrtιά” [Crossroads & Junctions] 1975–2025

Art Project Space 66 Falirou, Athens, Greece

At Art Project Space, the exhibition “Xαrtιά” 1975–2025 carries both a retrospective and emotional resonance. Originally conceived by Demosthenes Agrafiotis himself for late 2025, his sudden passing has transformed this presentation into a vital tribute to the expansive work and thought of a true pioneer in Greek experimental art and poetry. Spanning five decades of

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Photography Exhibition: Oleksandr Glyadyelov – Look at Ukraine

National Garden Vas. Amalias 1, Athens, Athens, Greece

As part of the 2026 Philosophy Festival / European Dialogues organised by the French Institute of Greece, the public spaces of Athens are transformed into an open platform for historical memory and reflection. The This is Athens City Festival hosts the outdoor photography exhibition Look at Ukraine by Oleksandr Glyadyelov. The artist’s powerful photographs, presented

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