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
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
We celebrate International Museum Day with a free guided tour that transports us to the "heart" of old Athens. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the historic "Association of Athenians" and the "Athenian Museum," embarking on a conceptual journey through two centuries of Athenian history. Through precious documents and donations from the families who
Once Upon a Time, Animals Could Speak... There was once a time when animals had their own voice and wrote their own stories! Through folk tales and myths from Greece and around the world, heroes with fur and whiskers, scales, beaks and wings come to life and draw us into their fascinating world. Join us
Billie Kark, one of the most fresh and multifaceted figures on the contemporary Athenian music scene, returns to the This is Athens City Festival with a live performance that promises to once again draw us into her distinctive world. A creator, performer and DJ, Billie balances electronic music with sonic memories of tradition in a
Midnight Express is the brainchild of film critic Akis Kapranos who, inspired by nostalgia for the magical midnight screenings at Alphaville and Cine Dexamenis, set out to revive them. It is a cinematic journey for older audiences to reminisce, for younger ones to share the experience, and for everyone to celebrate a common passion: the
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
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,
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,
This year, the This is Athens City Festival marks its fifth anniversary with a truly special collaboration. We’ve teamed up with the Onassis Foundation to invite you on a deeply personal journey through the life of one of the world’s most influential poets. For the first time as part of the festival, we’re stepping inside
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
Parko Eleftherias is being transformed into a sprawling open-air hub of energy and well-being for this year’s This is Athens City Festival. At Fitness Sessions, movement is a celebration; here, exercise isn't about competition—it’s about self-care, community, and recharging your batteries right in the heart of the city. Set within one of Athens’ most refreshing
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