As part of the This is Athens City Festival 2026, Eikastikos Kyklos DL presents "Cities Made of Paper", a solo photography exhibition by Kostas Ordolis. Through a series of deeply atmospheric works, the artist composes a personal map of cities that ignores conventional geography, following the lines of internal experience, memory, and fleeting impressions. His
Twenty clowns, third-year students from the Athens Conservatory Drama School, take over Plato’s Academy, sharing smiles and spontaneity. Under the direction of Ilias Kounelas and Maria Menegaki, they invite us to see the world through their eyes: a place where a clown kneels beside the flowers so as not to tower over them. A moment
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
The Athens Urban Picnic is back, and for the fifth year in a row, we are keeping the tradition alive: May Day in the city starts on the grass! For the fifth year running, we are launching at our favourite annual hangout to welcome May exactly as it should be: outdoors, together, and under the
At the Art Project Space, Natassa Metaxa presents her solo exhibition, "Light is Life". A collection that explores the profound, almost existential bond between light, nature, and the human form. In Metaxa’s work, light is far more than a visual detail; it is the vital force that sculpts each form and reveals a quiet, interior
The Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre presents "Iconostases", a solo exhibition by Marilia Fotopoulou. This visual proposition turns its gaze toward a subject that is deeply familiar yet often bypassed in our daily lives: the roadside shrines encountered across the Greek landscape. The artist approaches these small, metallic markers of memory and faith not merely
The Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre presents a solo exhibition by Evgenia Grigoraki titled "Roadside Shrines", a photographic series focusing on a familiar yet often overlooked element of the Greek landscape. Through a personal and direct lens, the artist approaches these shrines not merely as markers of memory and faith, but as small, paradoxical presences
Crux Galerie presents the solo exhibition of Dimitris Rentoumis. Through his new series of works, the artist "dialogues" with the transient and fragile nature of paper, experimenting with the transition from a two-dimensional image to a three-dimensional variable materiality. He transforms paper surfaces into sculptural forms that occupy the space. With a rich journey that
Protogenous Street is a living example of the art of Athenian transformation, going from a narrow, downtown commercial lane into the ultimate destination for the city's coolest subcultures. There’s something for everyone here: from niche record stores and skate shops to quirky hair salons, vintage furniture, and street food you won't forget. It’s a place
Christina Paraskevopoulou invites us to look at the world around us as if through a magnifying glass. In her latest body of work, titled "Symbioses", the artist paints the hidden stories unfolding on the ground, in the seas, and along the shores where life continues quietly and magically. Using ink and fine markers on paper,
Rizari Park is transforming into the quietest, yet most radiant, spot in the city. Think of it as a lush green sanctuary right in the heart of Athens, where time seems to slow down and the city’s daily hum just fades away behind the trees. As part of the This is Athens City Festival, our
The Hellenic Children’s Museum is opening up its most delicious exhibit for a hands-on kitchen takeover. If you’re looking for a brilliant way to keep the kids entertained (and well-fed) this May, "Kitchen: Discovering the World of the Biscuit" is exactly where you need to be. In this "Biscuits at the Museum!" workshop, our younger
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