Tag: Greece

Fire in Aberdeen Museum destroys Kurt Cobain artefacts

This past Saturday, June 9, a fire broke out at the Aberdeen Museum of History in Washington state. The museum had housed various Kurt Cobain artefacts, including a couch he slept on, photographs, and more. The fire destroyed most of the museum’s main and second floors, but archivists hope to salvage thousands of documents,…
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14th June 2018
Yayoi Kusama Museum opens in Tokyo

A museum celebrating the work of the Japanese artist known as the ‘queen of polka dots’ has opened in Tokyo. Yayoi Kusama’s career has spanned more than seven decades. Her work commands some of the highest prices of any living female artist. Kusama’s work is based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism,…
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3rd December 2017
Developing VR experiences for cultural institutions

The Vive Studios program will fund and develop VR experiences for cultural institutions. Whether examining a priceless collection of ancient treasures or exploring an exhibit of historic war artifacts, museums have always provided an exceptional way to preserve and educate the public. But now institutions are aiming to make museum experiences more interactive and…
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25th November 2017
Van Gogh Alive in Athens

Van Gogh Alive – The Experience will stretch the definition of the word ‘exhibition’ as it stimulates the senses and opens the mind. And there’s no need to worry about the kids getting bored – the exhibition caters perfectly to both young and old. Traditions of tiptoeing through unnervingly silent galleries and viewing paintings from…
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15th November 2017
LEGO House opens its doors to the public

Located in the company’s hometown of Billund, Denmark, the highly anticipated LEGO House recently opened its doors to the public. Designed by BIG, the building appears as 21 stacked LEGO bricks topped with colorful terraces that denote the different creative learning areas inside. The experiential center has both paid and free areas, and includes three restaurants and a…
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3rd November 2017
Science Fiction: A Journey into the Unknown

Two years on from the Digital Revolution exhibition, the Onassis Cultural Centre joins forces once again with London’s Barbican Centre for a new show: Science Fiction: A Journey into the Unknown (9 Oct 2017 – 14 Jan 2018), which explores science fiction’s long-standing influence on the full range of contemporary culture. Get ready…
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17th October 2017
Unlocking the stories behind the art

Through the Smartify free app, users can unlock the stories behind art and create a digital personal art collection. Smartify has now partnered with some of the world’s most popular museums. Love visiting art galleries but hate not knowing the stories behind the artworks? Wish you could carry your favourite art with you, and…
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17th October 2017
Onassis Cultural Centre [Gallery Profile]

Where: Athens (107-109, Syngrou Ave) In a few words: The Onassis Cultural Centre in Athens is a cultural space which hosts events and actions across the whole spectrum of the arts from theatre, dance, music, cinema and the visual arts to digital and hybrid art and the written word. Why: Also known as…
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20th September 2017
Jewish Museum of Greece [Museum Profile]

Where: 39 Nikis St, Athens In a few words: Established in 1977, the Jewish Museum of Greece is committed to researching, studying and preserving the culture of Greek Jews, its vast collection testifying to more than 23 centuries of Jewish presence in Greece. Why: Housing objects pre-dating WWII, salvaged from surviving Greek (Romaniote…
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6th July 2017
Contemporary Greek Art Institute [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (9a Valaoritou St) In a few words: The Contemporary Greek Art Institute is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to document the course of art in Greece from 1945 to the present. Why: The Contemporary Greek Art Institute was established in 2009 by members of the Nees Morfes Art Gallery in collaboration with art…
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7th June 2017
Theocharakis Foundation [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (9 Vasilissis Sofias Ave & Merlin St) In a few words: The Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music organises regular temporary exhibitions focusing on an interdisciplinary dialogue between music and the visual arts. Why: Situated next to the Greek parliament building, the Theocharakis Foundation aims to encourage the public…
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31st May 2017
War Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (Vasilissis Sofias St & 2 Rizari St) In a few words: The War Museum of Greece exhibits the history of war in the southern Balkan peninsula, its collection including weapons from the Stone Age to Classic Antiquity and from the Eastern Roman Empire era up to the Second World War. Why: The War Museum of…
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25th May 2017
Frissiras Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (3 & 7 Monis Asteriou St) In a few words: Frissiras Museum’s collections, made up exclusively of works centered on two axes: the human form and its representation, include paintings, designs, sculptures and engravings from renowned European and Greek artists. Why: The Frissiras Museum houses the private collection of its founder, Vlassis Frissiras. The attorney/art collector started…
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23rd May 2017
Atopos Gallery [Gallery Profile]

Where: Athens (72 Salaminos St) In a few words: Atopos Contemporary Visual Culture Gallery has instigated a residency programme, held in its headquarters in Athens, as well as a series of collaborative projects, which aim to observe and assist in a supportive way the progress of invited young contemporary artists. Why: Atopos collaborates and co-produces projects…
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19th May 2017
The Breeder Gallery [Gallery Profile]

Where: Athens (Iasonos 45) In a few words: Seeking to promote a select group of emerging Greek artists on the global arena, The Breeder gallery represents artists whose mixed media works blur the boundaries between architecture, writing, curating and the internet. Why: Housed in an old ice cream factory, The Breeder gallery is one…
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17th May 2017
Numismatic Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (12 Panepistimiou St) In a few words: The Numismatic Museum holds a prominent position among the museums of its kind worldwide. The museum’s collection includes more than 600,000 coins from the Greek region dating from the 6th century BCE to the present, providing a valuable source of knowledge for the economic, social and artistic history of…
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14th May 2017
Athens City Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (5 Ioannou Paparrigopoulou St, Klauthmōnos Square) In a few words: The Museum of the City of Athens showcases artifacts from Athens’ modern history — such as King Otto’s original throne room — from the time the city became modern Greece’s capital in 1834 until the present. Why: The museum houses King…
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12th May 2017
National Historical Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (Old Parliament House, 11 Stadiou St) In a few words: The National Historical Museum, Athens is located in the original Old Parliament House of Greece and narrates the modern history of the country: from the Greek War of Independence to the creation of an independent state. Why: Τhe permanent exhibition of…
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10th May 2017
Byzantine and Christian Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (22 Vasilissis Sofias Ave) In a few words: Based in Athens, the Byzantine and Christian Museum’s collection focuses on religious artefacts of the Early Christian, Eastern Roman Empire and medieval periods of the southern Balkan peninsula, as well as other regions that were conquered by the Eastern Roman Empire. Why: The Byzantine and Christian Museum’s not only exhibits religious…
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8th May 2017
Mentis Textile Centre [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (6 Polifimou St, Petralona) In a few words: The Mentis centre for the preservation of traditional textile techniques includes all the merchandise and equipment of the Mentis fibre manufactory, one of the oldest commercial fibre processing plants and producers of passementerie in Greece. Why: For over one-and-a-half century, the products of…
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7th May 2017
Vorres Contemporary Art Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Peania (Parodos Diadochou Konstantinou) In a few words: Vorres Contemporary Art Museum’s collection of 20th century Greek contemporary art is considered one of the largest in Greece. Beyond the Vorres Contemporary Art Museum, visitors can also explore the Vorres Folk Art Museum‘s massive Greek folk art collection. Why: The Vorres Contemporary Art Museum’s grounds…
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5th May 2017
Vorres Folk Art Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Peania (Parodos Diadochou Konstantinou) In a few words: The Vorres Folk Art Museum’s massive collection is considered today as an essential unit of Greece’s traditional folk art institutions. Visitors can also visit the Vorres Contemporary Art Museum on the same grounds and experience the foundation’s collection of 20th century Greek contemporary art. Why:…
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5th May 2017
Benaki Museum Pireos 138 Annexe [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (138 Pireos St) In a few words: The Pireos 138 Annexe of the Benaki Museum is housed in a former industrial building and hosts contemporary visual arts, cultural and historical exhibitions, major international shows, and musical performances in the courtyard. The museum has a renovated café and an excellent gift shop. Why:…
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4th May 2017
Museum of Islamic Art [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (12 Dipilou St) In a few words: Organised by the Benaki Museum, the Museum of Islamic Art’s collection includes examples of Islamic art from as far as India, Persia, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, the Middle East, Arabia, Egypt, North Africa, Sicily and Spain and ranks among the most important in the world. Why: Museum…
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3rd May 2017
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
National Archaeological Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (44, 28is Oktovriou St) In a few words: The National Archaeological Museum in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity worldwide. …
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1st May 2017
Τhe Museum of Cycladic Art [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (Vasilissis Sofias Ave & 1 Irodotou St) In a few words: Τhe Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC. The museum exhibits acquisitions obtained either through direct purchases or through donations…
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30th April 2017
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (3 Kriezotou St) In a few words: Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas was a leading modernist painter, sculptor, engraver, writer and academic. During his youth he was exposed in Paris to the avant-garde European artistic trends and he gained recognition as the leading Greek cubist artist. His house is a typical example of interwar Athenian architecture. The mansion…
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29th April 2017
Benaki Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (Koumpari St 1 & Vasilissis Sofias) In a few words: Benaki Museum’s main building houses works of art from prehistoric to modern times focusing on Greek culture over the span of the country’s history, as well as an extensive collection of Chinese, Coptic and pre-Columbian art; beyond the above, the foundation hosts…
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28th April 2017
Children’s Art Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (9 Kodrou St, Plaka) In a few words: The Museum of Children’s Art is one of very few museums worldwide that exhibits exclusively drawings and three dimensional artworks created by children 5 to 14 years old. It is addressed to children and adults, parents, teachers, artists, scientists, researchers and those interested in children’s…
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26th April 2017
The Acropolis Museum [Museum Profile]

Where: Athens (Dionysiou Areopagitou foot-walk) In a few words: The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens, including all the sculptures that were originally part of the temple of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Why: The Acropolis Museum showcases priceless artefacts…
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25th April 2017