Yiannis Moralis

Amidst feverish preparations for the Piraeus mayor election in May, Mayor Yannis Moralis outlined the major public works in the Piraeus city centre that have been completed during his term in a post on his personal Facebook account wall.

The National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation (MIET) pays tribute to Pepi Svoronou (1934-2011) with a comprehensive retrospective of her work as a visual artist, a capacity that is often overshadowed by her reputation as a fashion designer.

The Benaki Museum's Pireos Street annex has extended its successful retrospective exhibition on the great Greek painter Yiannis Moralis (1916-2009) to February 10, due to popular demand. One of the country's leading 20th-century artists, Moralis was a painter, print-maker, set designer and teacher, and excelled in all his different capacities.

The Benaki Museum's Pireos Street annex presents a retrospective exhibition on the great Greek painter Yiannis Moralis (1916-2009), organized in cooperation with the Greek National Gallery, the Cultural Foundation of the National Bank of Greece and Zoumboulakis Galleries, with the support of the painter's family.

Zoumboulakis Galleries celebrates some of the wonderful artists it has worked with over the years in an exhibition of standout works that have featured in past shows.

In the summer of 1932, the Athens School of Fine Arts wrapped up the academic year with an exhibition of work by the first-year students in the class of acclaimed painter Oumbertos Argyros. Yiannis Moralis showed two self-portraits in the show, which earned him a positive review by influential art critic Dionysios Kokkinos in the magazine Nea Estia.

Manuscripts, first editions, personal items, paintings by George Seferis himself, as well as black-and-white photographs from his student years until his last travels in Greece and abroad make up the tribute to the Nobel laureate at the B&M Theocharakis Foundation, curated by Takis Mavrotas.

The MIET Bookshop in Thessaloniki is hosting an exhibition of works by Greek artist Nikos Nikolaou. The exhibition is divided into two parts. The first features works connected to theater, including costume and set designs while the second is dedicated to his murals. Nikos Nikolaou was born on the island of Hydra in 1909.

Christina Androulidaki's CAN Gallery in Kolonaki is paying tribute to Dimitris Condos (1931-96) this fall with an exhibition dedicated to the late Greek artist and his abstract work, which was considered groundbreaking at the height of his career.

Piraeus Mayor Yiannis Moralis has rejected speculation that authorities are planning to create a facility for migrants.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the mayor said that recent media reports claiming that authorities were working with nongovernment groups with the aim of setting up a so-called hotspot in Piraeus belong "only in the sphere of fantasy."