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A new museum displaying international contemporary and modern art will soon open its doors in the heart of Athens. Opening on Wednesday, October 2, after twenty-six years of planning, the time has finally come for the long-awaited opening of the...

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,...

Twenty Greek artists are participating in "Loving Vincent," an animation film of Vincent Van Gogh works, painted entirely with oil on canvas and a plot based on letters the great artist wrote himself. A part of the film is made...

Her family had been moaning at her for years to dispose of the old boxes in the basement. Covered in cobwebs and spiders, they belonged to Doreta Peppa’s late father, and had remained unopened since World War II. Doreta,...

El Greco is one of the best known artists in the entire history of Western art, as his works have influenced painters over the centuries.

Located just a stroll through the National Gardens away from Athens' iconic Syntagma Square, Pangrati is a thriving hub of arts and culture full of small boutiques, cafes, and cutting-edge restaurants. Pangrati is a great place to spend an afternoon...

El Greco's "Portrait of an Old Man," believed to be a self-portrait, 1595 El Greco is one of the best known artists in the entire history of Western art, as his unique, romantic and awe-inspiring works have influenced a great...

  The new Basil and Elise Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens was was officially opened by President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Tuesday. Pavlopoulos stated in his remarks that after twenty-six years of planning, the dream of...

A unique tribute to Leonardo da Vinci is coming to Athens. Three separate exhibitions on the ultimate Renaissance artist will be merged into one for the first time. The joint exhibition aims to create a rich audiovisual experience transporting visitors...

Four Greeks have been included in a list of the world’s billionaires in 2018 released by Forbes. The 2,208 men and women are from 72 countries and territories, and, together, they are worth $9.1 trillion. The top 20 alone are...

  The Athenian cultural scene is not only about permanent museum exhibitions every tourist makes time to visit in town. In fact, 2018 begins with a rich panorama of temporary exhibitions that will definitely tease the curiosity of locals and...

The Acropolis Museum is once again amongst TripAdvisor's list of the 25 Best Museums in the world. "The brand new building is as stunning as the treasures it houses. A clear glass walkway reveals the ruins and current excavations below,”...

Documents among the recently publicized "Panama Papers" shed light to a priceless "lost" art collection of Greek shipowner Basil Goulandris who passed away in 1994. According to artnet news website, a report by Jake Bernstein of the International Consortium of Investigative...

Athens, Greece is included among the Top 10 metropolises for selfies. Athens was ranked 10th given that the historical monuments of the city such as Acropolis, the temple of Olympian Zeus and the picturesque streets of Plaka and Thisio are the...

Google is extending its artwork collection by including, among others, the Museum of Acropolis, the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Benaki Museum, in its Google Art project. This project offers a virtual and online presentation of hundreds of...