Sol Lewitt, Line & Color – Extended!
Athensguide My favorite little museum in Athens has just announced an extension of the Sol Lewitt, Line & Color exhibit they’ve been hosting since the fall. The Sol Lewitt exhibit is…
Museums
Music at the Acropolis Museum
Visiting Athens this February? Plan your stay to include a Thursday afternoon at the Acropolis Museum and you’ll find yourself being serenaded. Every Thursday afternoon in February, the Acropolis Museum,…
Undiscovered islands, in Athens
Journey to some of Greece’s lessor known and least visited Cycladic Greek islands this winter without ever leaving Athens. Islands off the beaten track is the name of a series…
Myths & Money in Greece
The National Archaeological Museum has just announced they’re extending their temporary exhibit, Myth & Coinage, and that it will run through the new year, closing on January 3, 2012. The…
Greece’s missing history
One would have to live on another planet not to have heard or read of the Golden age of Greece. Most people are aware of the Roman era in Greece…
Celebrating the bicycle in Athens
Wow, imagine that: An entire film festival devoted just to celebrating the bicycle. It began 11 years ago in New York City, and now travels the world. A series of…
50 paintings from Mount Athos by Ethimios Warlamis
Efthimios Warlamis is a lucky guy. Well, actually, he’s lucky because he is a guy. A male. And as such, the Greek artist was able to travel to Mount Athos,…
Traditional weaving & embroidery in Athens
Guests often ask me “Where can I find something special to buy as a souvenir from Greece?” I get asked this a lot, and I love this question because anyone…
Christmas Tales & Legends – Art Workshops for Kids
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN IN ATHENS Heraklidon Museum This Christmas offers children entertainment and intellectual pursuit, by participating in festive children’s workshops Herakleidon Museum: “CHRISTMAS SYMMETRIES” Sunday, December 11, 2011…
The Benakis Museum of Islamic Art
The Benakis Museum of Islamic Art is a too rarely visited jewel in the heart of Athens. It is housed in a beautiful five floor neoclassical building in Keramikos, Agion…
