Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
WOW | Athens | April 6-8
The inaugural WOW - Women of the World Festival takes place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (364 Syngrou Avenue, snfcc.org). In collaboration with the UK-based WOW Foundation, the event features speeches, discussions, exhibitions, workshops and concerts.
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Tangerine Dream | Athens | March 11
Tangerine Dream has been a driving force in the evolution of electronic music since the original band formed in Berlin in the 1970s. From hypnotic synth landscapes to dreamy synth-pop melodies and enduring contributions to film soundtracks, the band has done it all.
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Concern over intentions of winning bidder for Faliro Sports Hall
March 15 is the fast-approaching deadline for the lease tender of the Faliro Sports Hall, where the 2004 Olympic tae kwon do events took place, and its neighboring land zone located in front of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, conducted by the Hellenic Public Properties Company (ETAD).
Saving the old library building
The National Library of Greece has acquired a new state-of-the-art headquarters at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
However, the old headquarters at the historic Vallianeio neoclassical building in downtown Athens seems to have surrendered to the miscommunication between the ministries responsible for its rescue.
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National Library Reading Room closed due to ceiling collapse
Researchers who want to use the spaces of the neoclassical Vallianeio building of the National Library of Greece on central Panepistimiou Street in Athens are now directed to the office of the general director, as the Reading Room remains temporarily closed after part of the interior ceiling fell, which testifies to the need for urgent action by the ministries of Education and Culture for its c
Cultural centers just small oases in concrete jungle of Athens
With very few exceptions, Athens has by no means experienced the so-called "Bilbao phenomenon," which occurred in the Spanish city; namely a domino effect of changes that would improve the urban environment around its museums and large cultural sites.
Greece and the seemingly unstoppable rise of tourism
The seemingly unstoppable rise of tourism is transforming countries in ways that until recently belonged to the realm of the imagination. Greece is no exception, as it's among the places most affected by this trend.
Greek gov’t supporting entrepreneurship with new investment tools
The government will continue to support entrepreneurship with new investment tools and new job openings, government representatives said late on Monday at the annual reception of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry held in the presence of a large number of business and political figures at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).
Museum housing shackled skeletons on track
The Culture Ministry has announced that a tender will be completed in the next few months for the selection of the contractor who will construct the museum/shell that will protect and showcase an ancient mass grave discovered in 2016 during digging at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at Phaleron (present-day Faliro) Delta, south of Athens.
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Open-Air Gigs | Athens | December 19 – January 5
As part of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) Christmas World program, the SNFCC Youth Council has organized four open-air gigs to highlight up-and-coming representatives of different musical genres, from indie folk and grooves to traditional sounds and electronic experimentation, in the Stavros Niarchos Park's Pine Grove.
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