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Benaki Museum Summer Festival On

mampenakiFor three weeks, the atrium of Benakis museum will not only turn into an ambient summer cinema, but also a comfortable and enjoyable concert venue. The festival starts next Tuesday, July 9 and will last until July 27.
Sixteen screenings are going to take place, 12 from which will premiere in Greece, including:
-Gala concert of opera star Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky in live broadcast with the Red Square in Moscow.
-A cinematic virtual visit to the exhibition The Exhibition – Munch 150, dedicated to Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, presented this season at the National Museum and the Munch Museum in Oslo.
-The award-winning Stratford Festival Theatre production  The Tempest, starring Christopher Plummer.
-The revealing documentary We Steal Secrets – The Wikileaks Story, which refers to the action, objectives, principles and methods of Wikileaks. The screening of the documentary will be followed by a discussion between renowned authors, politicians and journalists.
-The new highly anticipated documentary Bruce Springsteen & I which presents the American musician, his music, live performances and fans. The documentary  by Ridley Scott will be aired on July 22, to more than 300 cinemas around the world and in Greece only in the context of the summer Festival of the Benaki Museum.
Every Saturday the same Benaki Museum atrium will be converted into a living space and a separate concert venue with live performances by Mariza Rizos, The Burger Project and Kostis Maraveyas.
In the area of ​​the festival, the public will have initially the opportunity to enjoy a free drink and then to attend the screenings seating at the comfortable tables, which are placed specifically in the area of ​​the atrium, accompanied by delicious food, snacks and sweets from quality Greek brands .
Before and after each screening, the DJ’s of PEPPER 96.6 will play their music creating an ambient environment.

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