Tag: EMST

National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (Kallirois Ave and Amvrosiou Frantzi St) In a few words: The National Museum of Contemporary Art (also known as EMST) is the sole national institution in Athens focused only on collecting and exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art. Why: A pivotal aspect of the EMST’s artistic policy is the enhancement and…
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2nd May 2017
MuseumsNews visits Documenta 14

MuseumsNews visited Documenta 14’s main venue, EMST Athens. Gathering both praises and negative reviews from the local press, Documenta 14 is the fourteenth edition of the art exhibition Documenta and is taking place in both its traditional home in Kassel, Germany and in Athens, Greece. Controversy largely revolves around the installation The Greek Way (further analysed below), the state…
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22nd April 2017
Athens’ National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) opens after 19-year delay

Nearly two decades in the making, Greece’s first National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) has opened to the public in Athens. Although legislation establishing the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) was passed in 1997, delays fueled by government disagreements around regulations and administration, as well as a shortage of funds, kept the museum from…
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7th November 2016