Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Exciting announcements have been coming in from the organizers of the Release Athens (releaeseathens.gr) rock and metal festival, which is taking place this summer at the Water Plaza and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, both in Faliro Bay, on Athens' southern coast, on June 7, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26 and 28, and July 15, 18, 19, 24 and 27.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (snfcc.org) continues its Cosmos concert series with an appearance by Swedish indie-folk singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez. Performing at the Stavros Niarchos Hall, the talented musician and singer will be performing songs from his fourth album "Local Valley," released in 2021, among others. For tickets, visit the venue's website.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands will pay an official three-day visit to Greece on Sunday, following an invitation by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

A horizontal section of the base of the famous Monument of Zalongo sculpture by George Zongolopoulos at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center commemorating the mass suicide of women and children from Souli, northwestern Greece, in 1803, who opted to die rather rather than submit to Ottoman troops.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) launches its new Lighthouse Sessions series on January 24, with a livestreamed concert by jazz trumpeter and composer Andreas Polyzogopoulos.

Acclaimed composer Eleni Karaindrou, whose soaring melodies have graced the silver screen for some three decades and who has performed at prestigious events and venues around the world, did a single show last year at the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center just before the November lockdown.

Popular crossover artist Kostis Maraveyas and his multifaceted band will be performing an uplifting, funky holiday program live from the main concert hall of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on December 28, starting at 8.30 p.m. The concert will be live-streamed by the SNFCC, free of charge on its Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The creation of a pioneering restaurant at the SNFCC complements SNF’s vision for the cultural institution

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.

The Parabolic Light Cloud installation by Peruvian Renzo B. Lariviere and Australian Simone Chua, founders of the amigo & amigo interactive lighting and design studio, illuminates the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens. The two artists created a spiral of a thousand lights, seeking to capture intense emotions such as love and sadness.