National Library of Greece
National Library looking for new management
The National Library of Greece (NLG) is looking forward to the appointment of a new director general who will bring order to the "organizational and administrative chaos" that has descended over the country's biggest treasury of intellectual assets since the death of its former head, Filippos Tsimpoglou, a year ago.
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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
Professor Stathis Kalyvas is the new president of the SNFCC
The new chairman of the Board of Directors at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is Stathis Kalyvas, Gladstone Professor of Government at the University of Oxford's Department of Politics and International Relations, as was announced on Monday.
Additionally, the SNFCC general assembly renewed Ellis Andriopoulou's term of office as its Managing Director.
Haute cuisine at SNFCC through collaboration with “Dipnosofistirion”
The creation of a pioneering restaurant at the SNFCC complements SNF’s vision for the cultural institution
Colors of the times inspire SNFCC light installations
What color is the joy of Christmas? The sadness of the pandemic and grief for its victims? With those emotions running rampant these days, Peru's Renzo B.
Charity Fun Run | Online | June 15-21
Not wanting to scrap its increasingly popular early summer Fun Run, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is taking it online, inviting participants to run a 5 km route of their own choice between June 15 and 21. The cost of the participation fee/donation is 5 euros, which will be tripled by the SNFCC so that the hospital of choice receives 15 euros for each participant.
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Major sports, leisure, shopping venues shut door against coronavirus
The landmark Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) on Athens' southern coast announced on Friday its decision to suspend operations in order to protect staff and visitors from the spreading Covid-19 virus.
The Papess Joanne | Athens | March 8, 15 & 22
As part of its 80th anniversary celebrations, the Greek National Opera has commissioned composer Yiorgos Vassilandonakis to write a new opera based on Emmanouel Rhoides' controversial 1866 novel "The Papess Joanne." Regarded as heretical at the time of its publication, the novel explores the fascinating legend of Papess Joan and argues that the Catholic Church covered up her existence.
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Picasso’s Blue and Rose Periods | Athens | To May 31
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in the southern Athens neighborhood of Kallithea presents a special exhibition dedicated to Pablo Picasso in the form of an audiovisual journey through the early years of the artist's career, between 1900 and 1907, which marked the beginning of the cubist movement in painting.