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The Athens Traders Association has announced that the Summer Sales Season will begin on Monday 11 July and will last until Wednesday August 31st.
Stores will be open on Sunday 17 July, with the association suggesting that they operate between 11:00 and 18:00.
The Cactuses is a series of sculpures that Memos Makris worked on towards the end of his life (1980 – 1993), and symbolize the denial of human beings to compromise.
Memos Makris (Greek: Μέμος Μακρής, Hungarian: Makrisz Agamemnon) (born April 1, 1913 in Patras – died May 26, 1993 in Athens) was a prominent Greek sculptor. He spent his early childhood in Patras but his family moved to Athens in 1919. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts and soon became involved in the artistic and cultural life of the 1930s. During the German Occupation Makris joined the National Resistance. After the liberation he continued his studies in Paris. He was deported from France in 1950 due to his political allegiance to the Left and sought political asylum in Hungary. In Hungary he became an important figure in the country’s political and cultural life. In 1964 he was deprived of his Greek nationality, which he regained in 1975 after the restoration of democracy in Greece. In 1979 his first retrospective exhibition in Greece took place in the National Art Gallery.
Some of his monumental sculptures include the one dedicated to the victims of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, the monument to the Hungarian volunteers of the Spanish Civil War in Budapest, the monument of Liberation in Pécs. Many other of his works adorn squares and buildings all over Hungary. In Greece he is most known for his sculpture of the head of a youngster that is located at the entrance of theNTUA commemorating the 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising, and in Cyprus for the emblematic statue ofarchbishop Makarios in the Presidential Palace. source: wikipedia.org
Memos Makris: The Cactuses
24/5/2016 to 23/7/2016
P gallery | sculpture
Koumbari 6, 10674 Kolonaki, Athens
tel +30 210 36 35 632
opening hours:
tu/th/fr: 11.00-15.00 & 17.30-20.30
we/sa: 11.00-15.00
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The exhibition presents sketches, paintings and photographs of the French visual artist Pascaline Bossuwho lives and works in Athens since 2000. Pascaline Bossu speaks of double identity and the ability to meld in a culture that is different from one’s own.
The artist uses her art to meld with a new culture. Dealing with double identity, she also uses complementary techniques: the hand painted photograph and painting inspired by photographs, resulting in a back and forth movement, a mirror effect between Greece and France, between painting and photography, between the lack of identity of carnival masks and the sublime face found in a costume.
The exhibition begins with a series of landscapes, a first visual impression, a sensory experience during which the artist immerses herself in the natural Greek environment. Pascaline Bossu observes and makes the Greek landscape her own, as a decoration resembling the background found in the photographs taken in studios of the 19th century. Also inspired by the landscapes in sanguine of the Renaissance, her works are imbued with Greek nature so as to better express the link between humans and their environment.
Furthermore,Pascaline Bossu researches the various regions, their traditions, dances and costumes: By painting the principal members of her French family in traditional Greek costumes, the artist gives a new personality to each relative to Greek culture, but also gives a nod to the French artists who fervently defended the Greek cause during the war of independence
Pascaline Bossu SKETCHES-PAINTINGS-PHOTOGRAPHS Impressions of Greece
May, 12th-June 12th 2016
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00 (Monday closed)
MUSEUM HERAKLEIDON ANNEX
37, Ap. Pavlou Str., 11851 Thissio (Thissio Metro station)
T: 211.0126486 / E: annex@herakleidon-art.gr
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00 (Monday closed)
GUIDED TOURS BY THE ARTIST
Every Saturday & Sunday, 16:00-17:30
Admission: 6 €
Information-Reservations: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00, T: 211.0126486/E: annex@herakleidon-art.gr
The site of the old workshop at 6 Polyfimou Street houses the “Mentis Donation”. The donation by Spyros, Marina, and Othon Mentis to the Benaki Museums includes the sum total of all the merchandise in storage, as well as the equipment of the MENTIS fibre manufactory, one of the oldest workshop and commercial enterprises in the country in the field of fibre processing and production of passementerie (galloons, ornamental cords – piping, braids, fringes, tassels, brandebourg frogging, curtain tiebacks).
For over one-and-a-half centuries, the products of MENTIS Ltd. decorated Greek traditional costumes, theatrical costumes, clerical vestments and military uniforms, and creations of well-known couturiers in Greece and abroad. When the Mentis family was forced to close the business in 2011, the Benaki Museum accepted the generous offer of the Mentis family, in order to create a space that will be a living workshop / museum.
The goal is to offer visitors an opportunity to learn how a historical workshop functioned; follow every step involved in silk processing and the crafting of masterpieces out of thread, for which the company was renowned.
At the same time, this new space aims to become a centre for the conservation of traditional crafts related to thread/filament processing, weaving and embroidery. Beyond monitoring the living process of production, the Benaki Museum Educational Programme Department is collaborating with highly-skilled workers to arrange a programme of classes for adults about these traditional arts.
At the same time, the Benaki Museum Shop, in its ongoing efforts to connect old know-how with a contemporary look, invites young artists to be inspired by the products of the MENTIS workshop. Their work, objects with a contemporary aesthetic, which use traditional materials, will be put on display for sale at the Piraios Street Building Shop
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photos from our last visit.
photos by Dido
The most beautiful buildings are situated in Athens. A recording program of the period
1830-1940
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photos by monumenta
Thursday September 17th 2015
18:30
Opening of the photography exhibition “The most beautiful buildings are situated in Athens. A recording program of the period 1830-1940”
The SNFCC Visitors Center and MONUMENTA present the photography exhibition “The most beautiful buildings are situated in Athens. A recording program of the period 1830-1940”. The exhibition presents the results of the three year research realized by MONUMENTA in collaboration with numerous volunteers and organizations from Athens.
The photographs depict public and private buildings of various functions and diverse architectural styles, as well as the recording program’s history and aspects.
At the opening, Mrs. Irini Gratsia, archeologists and coordinator of MONUMENTA, will present the recording program and its outcome.
For the past three years, the non-profit civil company for the protection of the natural and architectural heritage of Greece and Cyprus MONUMENTA is implementing the program “Recording and Promotion of the 19th and 20th century’s buildings in Athens”, with an exclusive donation from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Exhibition opening: Thursday September 17th, 18:30
Exhibition duration: Thursday September 17th – Wednesday September 30th 2015
Free admission at the SNFCC Visitors Center.
Information: 210 8778396/8 or email at visitorscenter@snfcc.org
ACCESS/MAP (click on the link)
*For your convenience during the opening evening, you can use the free shuttle bus service which connects the SNFCC Visitors Center with Syggrou – Fix metro station (starting point from Kallirrois Avenue and arrival on Evripidou street – beginning of the Esplanade). Scheduled routes will take place 30’ before and after each event.
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Nicopolis is probably the biggest archaeological site in Greece people have never heard of. OK, fair enough, SOME people have heard of Nicopolis, but not many. Is this because it’s really Roman in origin? Is it because it sits quite isolated on the west coast of Greece? Or is it because no-one can decide if they should spell it Nikopolis or Nicopolis? Who Knows?! Come and discover a less known part of Greece with Dave’s Travel Pages…
Nicopolis is a massive archaeological site, located near the modern Greek city of Preveza. Unlike many ancient Greek sites
The name Nicopolis literally means ‘City of Victory’, but it was far more than that. It was a symbol of a reunified Roman Empire, and was also perfectly positioned as a trade, communication, and transport hub between the Eastern and Western parts of the Mediterranean. This was all fine whilst the Roman Empire was all powerful. At the point that wandering gangs of Goths, Heruli, and other assorted tribes started sacking cities, its isolation was a little more apparent.
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As a tourist destination, Athens is a city full of cool attractions. From archaeological sites, museums, shops, traditional restaurants and trendy bars to white sand beaches with clear waters. Athens has something for everyone. If you are staying in Athens for a couple of days, it’s worth making a day trip and discover a different part of Greece. Here is a list of the most popular day trips from Athens:
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Delphi day trip from Athens
Delphi is one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece and home to the famous oracle. Delphi was declared as a World Heritage Center from UNESCO. On your day excursion to Delphi you will have the chance to visit the Temple of Apollo, the ancient theatre and the archaeological museum among other places of interest. On your way to Delphi you can also stop to the nearby village of Arachova, a very popular winter resort.
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Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon day trip from Athens
Sounio is located only 69 km away from Athens making it the perfect half day or full day trip from Athens. At Sounio you will have the chance to visit the temple of Poseidon that dates back from 44 BC and admire the incredible view across the Aegean sea. During the summer months you can swim at the crystal clear waters of a nearby beach and have some fresh seafood in a seafront taverna. Don’t forget to admire one of the most magnificent sun sets
text & photos source/read about all destinations: http://travelpassionate.com/
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Important Announcement:
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* Tourists in Greece and travelers planning to visit will not be affected at all by the country’s recent developments, the Ministry for Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism said in an announcement on Monday, June 29, 2015.
* Tourists staying in Greece and anyone with a credit card issued in a foreign country will not be affected by the measures to limit bank withdrawals newly imposed by the Greek Government, it said in a statement late Sunday night.
* The statement informed “anyone visiting or about to visit Greece” that the capital control measures announced a few hours earlier “do not apply to those wishing to make transactions and withdrawals with a credit card issued in their home country.”
* Also note that all main Public Transport Means – Metro, Tram, Buses, Trolleys – (NOT the suburban railway) will be for free until the 6th of July.
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