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Secret Paths: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to the Odyssey | By Panos Liakos
By Panos Liakos Classicist, Translator, Film Historian Western civilization’s enduring need to return to the The ...More
Spetses: Where History Remains Alive | By Giannis Loukas
There are places where history has left such a mark that it remains alive—and therefore present—to ...More
Zoumboulakis Galleries | Sofia Papakosta—Things to Hold | September 17 – October 10, 2026
Sofia Papakosta presents her new body of work in the solo exhibition “Things to hold” at ...More
National Library of Greece Podcast | Art in the Spotlight: “200 Years After the Exodus: From Artifacts to Memory”
In the new episode of the series Art in the Spotlight, the curators of the exhibition ...More
The Eternity of the Gaze: Theodoros Visvardis at the Olea Creative Residency 2026
The Olea Creative Residency is back for another year, continuing to highlight the creative dialogue between ...More
The Ionian Sea of the Ancient World: A Journey to Ithaca | By Giannis Loukas
Even in ancient times, the Ionian Sea was a crossroads of the sea routes connecting mainland ...More
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Στον συγγραφέα Ζήσιμο Λορεντζάτο (1915-2004), μια ξεχωριστή μορφή των γραμμάτων μας και γενικότερα της ελληνικής παιδείας, είναι αφιερωμένος ο τόμος που μόλις κυκλοφόρησε από το Ίδρυμα της Βουλής για τον Κοινοβουλευτισμό και τη Δημοκρατία. Στην έκδοση, περιλαμβάνονται οι εισηγήσεις της εκδήλωσης που διοργανώθηκε από το Ίδρυμα της Βουλής στις 29 Ιανουαρίου 2020, στο πλαίσιο του Κύκλου «Πρόσωπα Άξια Τιμής», και συντόνισε ο Διονύσης Καψάλης, διευθυντής του Μορφωτικού Ιδρύματος της Εθνικής Τραπέζης.
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Secret Paths: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to the Odyssey | By Panos Liakos
By Panos Liakos
Classicist, Translator, Film Historian
Western civilization’s enduring need to return to the The Odyssey demonstrates, on the one hand, its leading position within the literary canon, but also those timeless thematic themes and questions that we all ponder from time to time: what is “nostos”? Why are we captivated by the danger of “adventure”? Is there, after all, someone waiting for us back home?
The adventures of Odysseus have captivated humanity since the time of Homer—with rhapsodists setting the rhythm by “beating” their staffs at banquets and gatherings—through Renaissance painting, modern Greek poetry (C. P. Cavafy), and …More
Spetses: Where History Remains Alive | By Giannis Loukas
There are places where history has left such a mark that it remains alive—and therefore present—to this day. Visitors can almost touch it—on the walls of houses, in the alleys, at the monuments…
Spetses is certainly one such place. However, the island is known worldwide for its cosmopolitan atmosphere. Famous visitors seeking a slower-paced vacation destination created the cosmopolitan circles that made Spetses famous. From the 1950s onward, Spetses was no longer exclusively the “Island of the Revolution” but a destination that embodied the magic and charm of the Greek summer.
The small boats approaching the old port of …More
Zoumboulakis Galleries | Sofia Papakosta—Things to Hold | September 17 – October 10, 2026
Sofia Papakosta presents her new body of work in the solo exhibition “Things to hold” at the Zouboulakis Gallery. She is exhibiting works created with water-soluble graphite and oil pastels on paper.
The works center on the concept of memory, or, as the French philosopher Henri Bergson would describe it in his work Matter and Memory, as a “‘set of images’ that I call the universe.” In this context, the artist’s personal photographic archive serves as the space where memory is organized, reinterpreted, and given visual form. The artist notes: “The process of creating these paintings is inspired …More
National Library of Greece Podcast | Art in the Spotlight: “200 Years After the Exodus: From Artifacts to Memory”
In the new episode of the series Art in the Spotlight, the curators of the exhibition “In the Glorious Threshing Floor: Missolonghi 1826, Exodus” are featured.
Also participating are archivists Anna Koulikourdi and Katerina Zografou from the General State Archives, and historian Evi Kapoli and archivist-librarian George Stavratis from the National Library of Greece.
The discussion follows the sections of the exhibition and focuses on the events leading up to the Exodus, the role of Missolonghi in pre-revolutionary Greece, as well as the organization, institutions, and significance of printing houses and the press. It highlights the significance of …More
The Eternity of the Gaze: Theodoros Visvardis at the Olea Creative Residency 2026
The Olea Creative Residency is back for another year, continuing to highlight the creative dialogue between contemporary art, culture, and hospitaliThe Olea Creative Residency is back for another year, continuing to highlight the creative dialogue between contemporary art, culture, and hospitality. As part of this year’s organization, OLEA All Suite Hotel in Zakynthos, the museum is hosting the exhibition “The Eternity of the Gaze” by Zakynthian sculptor Theodoros Visvardis, a rising star in Greek sculpture who has received significant international recognition.
From July 15 through the end of September, at the hotel and …More
The Ionian Sea of the Ancient World: A Journey to Ithaca | By Giannis Loukas
Even in ancient times, the Ionian Sea was a crossroads of the sea routes connecting mainland Greece with the colonies of the Adriatic, Magna Graecia, and the western coasts of Epirus.
The name “Ionian” itself is first mentioned in the 6th century B.C. in a text by Hecataeus of Miletus. However, it is Aeschylus who also refers to the origin of the sea’s name:
Once you came to the Molossian plains and the steep mountain ridge beside Dodona, the home of the prophetic oracle of Thesprotian Zeus, that miracle which defies belief, the talking oak trees, clearly …More
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Secret Paths: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to the Odyssey | By Panos Liakos
By Panos Liakos
Classicist, Translator, Film Historian
Western civilization’s enduring need to return to the The Odyssey demonstrates, on the one hand, its leading position within the literary canon, but also those timeless thematic themes and questions that we all ponder from time to time: what is “nostos”? Why are we captivated by the danger of “adventure”? Is there, after all, someone waiting for us back home?
The adventures of Odysseus have captivated humanity since the time of Homer—with rhapsodists setting the rhythm by “beating” their staffs at banquets and gatherings—through Renaissance painting, modern Greek poetry (C. P. Cavafy), and …More
Spetses: Where History Remains Alive | By Giannis Loukas
There are places where history has left such a mark that it remains alive—and therefore present—to this day. Visitors can almost touch it—on the walls of houses, in the alleys, at the monuments…
Spetses is certainly one such place. However, the island is known worldwide for its cosmopolitan atmosphere. Famous visitors seeking a slower-paced vacation destination created the cosmopolitan circles that made Spetses famous. From the 1950s onward, Spetses was no longer exclusively the “Island of the Revolution” but a destination that embodied the magic and charm of the Greek summer.
The small boats approaching the old port of …More
Zoumboulakis Galleries | Sofia Papakosta—Things to Hold | September 17 – October 10, 2026
Sofia Papakosta presents her new body of work in the solo exhibition “Things to hold” at the Zouboulakis Gallery. She is exhibiting works created with water-soluble graphite and oil pastels on paper.
The works center on the concept of memory, or, as the French philosopher Henri Bergson would describe it in his work Matter and Memory, as a “‘set of images’ that I call the universe.” In this context, the artist’s personal photographic archive serves as the space where memory is organized, reinterpreted, and given visual form. The artist notes: “The process of creating these paintings is inspired …More
