In his new solo exhibition at Gallery Genesis, Giorgos Louloudis places light centre stage, moving beyond its role as a mere physical phenomenon.The artist turns his focus toward the small Greek chapels and their unique relationship with the landscape, transforming them into potent symbols of hope, silence, and internal quest. These works function as quiet
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
NEZER Collective Gallery presents Always the Blue, a solo exhibition by visual artist Anna Dimitriou. Through the curatorial approach of the architectural team SOL by Elephant Design, the exhibition space is conceived as a site of living narrative and spatial experience, where the placement, scale and interplay of the works come together to form a
The Τhis is Athens City Festival welcomes Nepenthe, a project that reimagines the dance floor by focusing on atmosphere, detail, and a deep connection to the city's architecture. In Korai Square, one of the most historic corners of the centre, a curated musical "ritual" unfolds, transforming public space into a living, breathing stage. As daylight
The This is Athens City Festival hosts a theatrical performance by the Athens Conservatoire Drama School titled "It’s Story Time" at Drakopoulou Park. Six short narratives, inspired by iconic works of the classical and contemporary repertoire, come to life under the direction of Sofia Paschou and Alexandros Chrysanthopoulos. With storytelling as the ultimate theatrical tool,
As part of the This is Athens City Festival 2026, the Embassies of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and Austria in Athens invite the public to a multicultural celebration. Mesologgiou Square will be transformed into a vibrant meeting point of cultures, bringing the traditions, flavours and rhythms of Central Europe to the heart
Marina Spanou returns to the city’s most beautiful neighborhood, under the shadow of the Acropolis, right back where it all began. On May 28th, she reunites with her audience, inviting everyone to celebrate 5 years of Areopagitou at the pedestrian junction of Ermou & Asomaton in Athens. An anniversary of that first musical encounter, the
The magic of the big screen comes to the lawns of Eleftherias Park, celebrating some of the finest moments of Greek cinema. For four consecutive nights, the park transforms into a refreshing open-air screening venue, inviting audiences to surrender to the charm of the seventh art. Beneath the Athenian sky, with screenings beginning daily at
Athens Photo World is transforming the fence running around the National Garden into a stunning open-air gallery dedicated to the "king of sports." This exhibition presents 50 iconic photographs from the historic archives of the Associated Press, offering a fascinating journey through the evolution of the World Cup, from the very first whistle in Uruguay
For the seventh consecutive year, Athens Photo World returns to the perimeter of the Megaron Athens Concert Hall transforming it into a street gallery, showing a different and deeply personal perspective on Greek identity. As part of the This is Athens City Festival 2026, this year’s exhibition features 13 selected photographs from the broader work
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
A secret parcel, hidden among the centuries-old thickets of the National Garden, awaits its first explorers. For the Athens City Festival 2026, the B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation invites young citizens to an unconventional adventure blurring the lines between detective work and fine art. Armed with magnifying glasses and "scientific" gloves, children will track the
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