Ημέρες Τέχνης
“Open Horizons” at the restored Old Customs House in Nafplio
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni inaugurated the exhibition “Open Horizons” at the Old Customs House in Nafplio, ...More
“International Petra Festival” 2026: Rhythm, Energy, and a Passion for Dance
Those who gathered on June 29 at the Petra Theater enjoyed a wonderful “Dance Night” and ...More
Opening Ceremony for the Modernized Archaeological Museum of Argos
The Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, inaugurated the renovated Archaeological Museum of Argos, providing residents and ...More
Venardados, Tinos | Group Exhibition: “Venardados: Art Then and Now” | July 21 – August 10, 2026
An exhibition dedicated to the art, memory, and creative legacy of a small village on Tinos ...More
The epic “Symphony of a Thousand” with the Athens State Orchestra – A work of symbolic power just before the Herodion closes for three years | By Margarita Kataga
By Margarita Kataga Art Historian The Athens–Epidaurus Festival treated its audience to a magical evening of ...More
Publication and launch of a commemorative album by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and The Association of Unaccompanied Children Hosted in Greece, 1974-1979
Last March, the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, in collaboration with the Association ...More
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Ζήσιμος Λορεντζάτος
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.
Συνεργάσου
“Open Horizons” at the restored Old Customs House in Nafplio
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni inaugurated the exhibition “Open Horizons” at the Old Customs House in Nafplio, which was restored by the Ministry of Culture. As was the case in 2025, when the monument was opened to the public, the Ministry of Culture commissioned the National Gallery—Alexandros Soutsos Museum to organize an exhibition, which will be on view at the venue through October 4. At the same time, the Greek National Opera, present as it was last year, organized the opening musical event, thematically linked to the exhibition. The exhibition “Open Horizons” focuses on the historical phenomenon of …More
“International Petra Festival” 2026: Rhythm, Energy, and a Passion for Dance
Those who gathered on June 29 at the Petra Theater enjoyed a wonderful “Dance Night” and attended, as part of the “Petra International Festival,” the event of the same name organized by the Department of Latin American and European Dances of the Municipality of Petroupolis.
The dancers from our city, together with their colleagues from the Argentine Tango section of the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Agioi Anargyroi – Kamaterou, who took part, “filled” the “Minos Volanakis” stage with rhythm, energy, beautiful melodies, and imaginative choreography, and rightfully earned the audience’s warm applause.
The event was attended …More
Opening Ceremony for the Modernized Archaeological Museum of Argos
The Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, inaugurated the renovated Archaeological Museum of Argos, providing residents and visitors to the region with a premier cultural attraction.
The museum, which had been closed since 2014, reopened its doors, fully modernized, following a complex project involving building expansion and curatorial upgrades, offering more than double the exhibition space, with a total area of 950 square meters, where unique and exceptionally significant finds from iconic monuments of Mycenaean civilization are on display.
Following the completion of the Archaeological Museum of Argos, the Ministry of Culture is moving forward with the completion of the …More
Venardados, Tinos | Group Exhibition: “Venardados: Art Then and Now” | July 21 – August 10, 2026
An exhibition dedicated to the art, memory, and creative legacy of a small village on Tinos will open in Venardados on July 21, 2026.
On Tinos, the island of stone and wind, in the heart of Exo Meria, Venardados showcases its unique artistic identity through a major group exhibition featuring artists hailing from the village.
The Agios Ioannis Theologos Cultural Association of Venardados, Tinos as part of its 2026 summer events, presents the multifaceted exhibition “Venardados: Art Then and Now,” dedicated to the Higher School of Fine Arts and Marble Craft of Panormos, Tinos, and to all the marble artisans, …More
The epic “Symphony of a Thousand” with the Athens State Orchestra – A work of symbolic power just before the Herodion closes for three years | By Margarita Kataga
By Margarita Kataga
Art Historian
The Athens–Epidaurus Festival treated its audience to a magical evening of music at the historic Herodion on Monday, June 29, 2026, with an epic performance of Gustav Mahler’s Eighth Symphony.
The Athens State Orchestra, featuring eight soloists and four choirs under the baton of Polish conductor Michał Nesterowicz, conveyed the epic scope of Gustav Mahler’s magnificent Symphony No. 8, also known as “Symphony of a Thousand,”
Awe, mysticism, and a sense of alternation between the monumental and the melodic dimensions amid a symphonic feast were offered by the Athens State Orchestra, in collaboration with lyric singers …More
Publication and launch of a commemorative album by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and The Association of Unaccompanied Children Hosted in Greece, 1974-1979
Last March, the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, in collaboration with the Association of Unaccompanied Children Hosted in Greece 1974–1979, presented the photo album Like Their Own Child. The story of the children who were hosted in Greece immediately following the Turkish invasion of 1974 is one of the most painful and, at the same time, most moving aspects of Cyprus’s modern history, which unfortunately remained unknown for many years. The album, which presents, through a wealth of archival material, the hospitality extended to Cypriots in Greece from 1974 through 1979, is not intended …More
Συμμετείχε
“Open Horizons” at the restored Old Customs House in Nafplio
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni inaugurated the exhibition “Open Horizons” at the Old Customs House in Nafplio, which was restored by the Ministry of Culture. As was the case in 2025, when the monument was opened to the public, the Ministry of Culture commissioned the National Gallery—Alexandros Soutsos Museum to organize an exhibition, which will be on view at the venue through October 4. At the same time, the Greek National Opera, present as it was last year, organized the opening musical event, thematically linked to the exhibition. The exhibition “Open Horizons” focuses on the historical phenomenon of …More
“International Petra Festival” 2026: Rhythm, Energy, and a Passion for Dance
Those who gathered on June 29 at the Petra Theater enjoyed a wonderful “Dance Night” and attended, as part of the “Petra International Festival,” the event of the same name organized by the Department of Latin American and European Dances of the Municipality of Petroupolis.
The dancers from our city, together with their colleagues from the Argentine Tango section of the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Agioi Anargyroi – Kamaterou, who took part, “filled” the “Minos Volanakis” stage with rhythm, energy, beautiful melodies, and imaginative choreography, and rightfully earned the audience’s warm applause.
The event was attended …More
Opening Ceremony for the Modernized Archaeological Museum of Argos
The Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, inaugurated the renovated Archaeological Museum of Argos, providing residents and visitors to the region with a premier cultural attraction.
The museum, which had been closed since 2014, reopened its doors, fully modernized, following a complex project involving building expansion and curatorial upgrades, offering more than double the exhibition space, with a total area of 950 square meters, where unique and exceptionally significant finds from iconic monuments of Mycenaean civilization are on display.
Following the completion of the Archaeological Museum of Argos, the Ministry of Culture is moving forward with the completion of the …More
