The lecture “Cultural Heritage and Sustainability: Implications for Conservation” is part of a season of open public lectures by distinguished specialists and academics organised by the Initiative for Heritage Conservative, in order to inform the public, scholars and students about current developments in the sector of management, preservation and conservancy of archaeological sites.

In magazines and newspapers, on web-pages, the covers of musical collections and t-shirts, on product packaging and the walls of major cities, over the past few years illustration has become a powerful tool for visual communication. Now, many years past modernism, which rejected the commercialisation of art, the borders between art [...]

This is the largest Droog exhibition worldwide since 2007 and presents Droog, expanding on and discussing concepts such as recycling, re-using, re-creating, clarity of thought, memory and nostalgia, within the framework of a contemporary urban apartment

Ara Güler, who is particularly well-loved by the Greeks, is considered to be the most popular photographer of Istanbul. The style and atmosphere of his photographs has references to the work of Greek photographer Kostas Balafas. His humanist gaze recorded everyday events, focusing on simple people and using the city of [...]

The exhibition presents the oeuvre of artist Aspa Stassinopoulou, who, since 1972, and following a brief period when she pursued abstract art,
has broadened her artistic endeavours with site-specific works, objects and art interventions, using photography and mixed media…
…The focus in the current exhibition is on work completed during the nineteen seventies, when [...]

The exhibition is based on the costume collection of the “Vassilios Papantoniou” Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, which is comprised of a wide range of museum-grade clothing from the 18th to the 21st century, including masterpieces by designers/couturiers known the world over, such as Mariano Fortuny, Jeanne Lanvin, Christian Dior, Jean-Paul Gaultier, [...]

Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century, best-known for his black-and-white photographs of the landscapes and national parks of the United States. His exceptionally sharp and impeccably high quality images record the magnificent beauty of the American wilderness.
In his photographs Ansel Adams portrayed the entire tonal scale from white [...]

Remember when we told you not to miss our outing and guided tour at Benaki Museum?
We were right, you should have come! The exhibition was great, the museum was great; the tavern afterwards was great as well.
In a few words, we all enjoyed it and here are some photos to give you an idea.

here are [...]

Don’t miss the fascinating exhibition of Yannis Tsarouchis at Benaki Museum in Pireos str.
Yannis Tsarouchis is one of the most important Greek artists and the exhibition is staged to celebrate 100 years from his birth. It includes 420 paintings and it features parallel events, such as lectures, audiovisual materials, etc.
Benaki Museum: 138 Pireos str. & [...]

if  your idea of  fun  is staying  at home and cocooning , you might consider reading a book from the collection of  BENAKI MUSEUM. We have seen some that we personally liked a lot, … here they are:
In Praise of Shadows: based on a very interesting exhibition at the new Benaki Museum in spring 2009
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