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SUMMARY:Nikolas Klironomos: A Retrospective (1985–2025)
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nKlironomos doesn’t just paint; he “directs” his canvases. Think of him as a visual filmmaker who takes the raw\, chaotic energy of Athens\, our streets\, our faces\, our light\, and filters it through a lens of memory and emotion.\n\nIn this exhibition\, the mundane meets the dreamlike. You’ll see the changing seasons of the city tangled up with those small\, quirky moments that make life in Athens so unique. By playing with vibrant palettes and some rather unusual materials\, he creates scenes that feel like they’re in constant motion. It’s a bit like catching a glimpse of Athens from a moving Vespa—everything is fluid\, poetic\, and strangely alive.\n\nThis exhibition is designed to speak directly to your heart and your memory. What’s truly clever is how Klironomos takes “the bits and bobs” of life\, those fragmented\, everyday moments\, and gives them a sense of grandeur and importance. It’s a proper journey into the hidden corners of time and what it actually means to be human.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/nikolas-klironomos-a-retrospective-1985-2025/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:The City of Athens Gallery\, Municipal Gallery of Athens\, Athens\, Athens\, 104 36\, Greece
CATEGORIES:EXHIBITION,FREE,GALLERY
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SUMMARY:Wellness Festival
DESCRIPTION:Wellbeing expert Niki Petroulaki invites us to recalibrate body and soul in the city’s most iconic green lung. For two high-energy days\, the National Garden sheds its quiet park persona\, transforming into a vibrant open-air sanctuary designed to unplug us from the urban grind and drop us back into a natural\, rhythmic flow. In the lush heart of Athens\, wellness isn’t just about “relaxing”\, it’s about pausing\, recharging\, and reclaiming your space.\n\nAlongside a hand-picked crew of experts\, Niki Petroulaki leads a curated programme that fuses physical movement with inner growth. Expect dynamic sessions\, specialised workshops\, and sharp nutritional hacks\, all soundtracked by a live sonic backdrop. It’s an environment built on raw positive energy and total renewal\, a chance to find your centre\, both literally and symbolically\, right in the heart of the city.\n\nThis activity is only available in Greek.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/wellness-festival/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:National Garden\, Vas. Amalias 1\, Athens\, Athens\, 105 57\, Greece
CATEGORIES:FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
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SUMMARY:Theatre Battles in Ancient Athens
DESCRIPTION:The This is Athens City Festival invites explorers of all ages to an educational adventure that reimagines ancient Athens through the eyes of two real-life legends. Auteas and Philoxenides\, two “choregoi” (the visionary sponsors of the time) from Aexone\, today’s Glyfada\, are making a symbolic comeback 2\,300 years later to guide us through the thrilling world of theatrical competitions.\n\nWhat exactly was the role of a sponsor back then? How were the city’s massive festivals organised? And why was theatre so much more than just a night out? Taking its cue from a rare honorary decree from 313/2 BC housed in the Epigraphical Museum\, this session is specially designed for families with children aged 7 to 10. Through storytelling\, discovery\, and a hands-on creative workshop\, kids will dive into ancient drama and the city’s public life in a way that’s interactive\, fast-paced\, and fun. It’s a chance to pull the past into the present with imagination\, play\, and a real connection to Athens’ cultural soul.\n\n\nThis activity is only available in Greek.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/theatre-battles-in-ancient-athens/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:Epigraphic Museum\, Tositsa 1\, Athens\, Athens\, 106 82\, Greece
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SUMMARY:Inna Orlik: The Permanent Collection
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nDefined by bold colours\, complex textures\, and a singular painterly language\, Orlik’s works move between the visible and the suggestive\, the personal and the collective. The artist transforms the canvas into a space for narrative and exploration\, inviting the viewer to discover forms\, symbols\, and underlying connections. It is an exhibition tailored for those seeking not only aesthetic intensity in contemporary art but also a substantial\, resonant depth.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/inna-orlik-the-permanent-collection/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:Orlik Gallery\, 3 Palaiologou Benizelou\, Athens\, 105 56\, Greece
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SUMMARY:Tilda Swinton: Ongoing
DESCRIPTION:Marking its fifth year with a great collaboration with Onassis Stegi\, we offer an encounter with one of the season’s most keenly discussed artistic propositions. At its centre is Tilda Swinton\, a figure who has long moved with deliberate\, almost defiant ease between cinema\, fashion\, and the visual arts\, each appearance less a performance than a considered cultural gesture.\n\nThe exhibition Ongoing\, presented at the recently inaugurated Onassis Ready\, resists the tidy framing of a retrospective. Instead\, it unfolds as an active\, evolving dialogue between Swinton and a close circle of collaborators. Among them Pedro Almodóvar\, Luca Guadagnino\, Jim Jarmusch\, Joanna Hogg\, Tim Walker\, Apichatpong Weerasethakul\, Olivier Saillard\, and Derek Jarman. Through short films\, installations\, and photographic works\, the exhibition gently dismantles and reassembles the layers of her artistic identity\, moving between the dreamlike and the intimately personal. The result is a multi-stranded exhibition that illuminates her rich creative journey and her profound connection to contemporary art.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/tilda-swinton-ongoing/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:Onassis Ready\, 2 Strati Tsirka\, Ag. Ioannis Rentis\, 182 33\, Greece
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SUMMARY:TiACF 2026 Closing Party
DESCRIPTION:We never go out with a low-key applause. For this year’s grand finale\, we are transforming the iconic Athinas Street into a vast\, glowing dancefloor. One of Athens’ most historic thoroughfares will shed its everyday\, bustling face\, surging with music\, lights\, and crowds for a closing that will be truly unforgettable.\n\nThe evening is a tribute to the timeless magic of disco\, the sound that never stopped commanding us to the floor and continues to fuel the fire of today’s electronic music. Top Greek DJs will take to the decks\, ready to drop the beat for a non-stop dance marathon packed with glamour\, raw energy\, and a nostalgic spirit that looks firmly toward the future.\n\nWith a massive sound system\, a cinematic light show\, and thousands of festival-goers merging into one giant crew\, Athinas Street becomes the ultimate stage for the most joyful and explosive “farewell” of the year. One last great celebration in the heart of the city\, until we meet again.
URL:https://cityfestival.thisisathens.org/en/event/tiacf-2026-closing-party/
LOCATION:Athinas Str.\, Athinas Street\, Athens\, Athens\, 105 52\, Greece
CATEGORIES:DJ SET,ENTERTAINMENT,FREE,OUTDOOR ACTIVITY,PARTY
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