The National Historical Museum, on the occasion of the temporary exhibition “From Ancient Greece to Modern Greece (Part II): The Refugees,” which concludes at the end of the year, is organizing a screening of Nikos Koundouros’ film “Magical POLIS” (1954) on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.

This is the director’s first film, shot in Dourgouti (now Neos Kosmos), an Athenian neighborhood directly linked to the Armenian and Greek refugees who arrived in Greece from Asia Minor. A neighborhood that for many decades was a melting pot of people and cultures.

Cast and Crew:

•Director: Nikos Koundouros

• Screenplay: Margarita Lymperaki

• Music: Manos Hadjidakis

• Director of Photography: Kostas Theodoridis

• Costumes-Set-design: Panos Papadopoulos, Nikos Nikolaidis

•Film Editor: Yorgos Tsaoulis

•The actors: Yorgos Fountas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Stefanos Stratigos, Mimis Fotopoulos, Thanassis Vengos, Μanos Katrakis

Distributor: Filmtrade / www.filmtrade.gr

Tickets: 8 euros

* With their admission ticket, visitors will have the opportunity to tour the temporary exhibition “From Ancient Greece to Modern Greece (Part II): The Refugees” before the screening begins.

The exhibition will remain open from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

* Priority will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.

For information, call 210-3237617 (ext. 109, 107, and 205).