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131 years ago, on October 20, 1888 one of Athens' architectural landmarks, the Zappeion Megaron opened its doors for the first time. Located in the heart of the Greek capital, inside the National Gardens of Athens, the Zappeion, as it...

An unprecedented multimedia exhibition built around Van Gogh's paintings which has been making its way around the world, has come to Athens and will be on display until early March 2018. "Van Gogh Alive" is not an ordinary art exhibition,...

The Greek state is to take over the 'Megaron' Athens Concert Hall Organisation's unpaid debts. The debts were incurred from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a 150-million-euro loan taken out in 2003, which was guaranteed by the Greek...

With the slogan “ERT was and will remain open," one of the biggest concerts of the year is being organized at the Radiomegaron headquarters of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. The concert will take place on September 11, three months after...

A concert-tribute to the music and valuable artistic ability of Mimis Plessa will take place April 24 at Megaron Concert Hall of Athens. His well-known songs include “O Dromos” (“The Road”) and “Mila moy gia Lefteria” (“Talk to me about Freedom”)....

Major artists from the same music tradition of jazz, pianist and composer Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton will appear for a single concert at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron Mousikis) on Tuesday 15, at 8.30pm, in the Christos...

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, based in Amsterdam, will be visiting Greece as a part of its 2011 tour for two performances at Megaron Concert Hall in Athens on November 22 and 23. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has been voted the...

A special concert performance was given on Sunday afternoon by the Athens Concert Hall Megaron at the Aghios (St.) Panteleimonas cathedral in downtown Athens.  The peformance was part of an initiative by the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece to...

A fabulous cultural event took  place in the Athens Megaron Concert Hall by the Palestine Youth Orchestra (PYO).   The Palestine Youth Orchestra is the flagship orchestra of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music. It was created in 2004 with the...

Some of Athens's architectural landmarks were destroyed in the post-World War II years to make way for modern buildings that epitomized the rapid economic development of the country. Athens was the youngest capital city in Europe in the nineteenth century...

One hundred and thirty-two years ago, in October of 1888, Athens' iconic Zappeion Megaron first opened its doors to the public.

Dimitris Mytaras, who passed away on this day in 2017, was one of the most important painters and set designers of the 1960s generation of Greek artists

One hundred and thirty-two years ago, in October of 1888, Athens' iconic Zappeion Megaron first opened its doors to the public.

Contending with approximately 200 entries, Greek olive oils captured six awards at the Biolnovello organic extra virgin olive oil competition in Italy at the end of last year: two extra gold medals, one gold, and three silvers. One Greek...

Governmental delegations from Greece, Israel and the Republic of Cyprus signed the agreement for the construction of the EastMed pipeline in an official ceremony at Athens' Zappeion Megaron today. Upon its completion the natural-gas pipeline will connect the three countries, transporting...