Irish actress and theater and opera director Fiona Shaw and philosopher Simon Critchley delve into the subject of Medea, the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis in Greek mythology, and wife of the mythical hero Jason, in a conversation recorded in 2017 as part of the Onassis Foundation’s “A World of Emotions” exhibition.
The Museum of Cycladic Art was founded in 1986 to house the wealth of Cycladic and Ancient Greek art belonging to Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris.
The National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), established in October 2000, is the sole national institution focused on collecting and exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art in Athens.
With many of us heading back into a kind of self-imposed lockdown with the new wave of the pandemic, the Onassis Foundation’s We Stay Close, Not Closed virtual culture platform offers opportunities to listen to and watch guests from around the world talk about their experience of the new reality.
Watch a discussion with American memoirist, essayist, critic, columnist and translator Daniel Mendelsohn on the subject of the Egyptiot Greek poet C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933) on the Onassis Foundation’s We Stay Close, Not Closed virtual culture platform on YouTube.
Irish actress and theater and opera director Fiona Shaw and philosopher Simon Critchley delve into the subject of Medea, the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis in Greek mythology, and wife of the mythical hero Jason, in a conversation recorded in 2017 as part of the Onassis Foundation’s “A World of Emotions” exhibition.
On Friday, August 21, the 1953 American musical comedy “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” will be screened on the SNFCC’s Great Lawn, starting at 9 p.m.
The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography presents “Shadows of the Mind,” a selection of work by renowned South Africa-based American photographer Roger Ballen.
The Greek capital’s Blank Wall Gallery brings together work by more than 300 photographers from 77 countries for the International Photo Festival in the Cretan city of Hania.
Inspired by Ariel’s song in Shakespeare’s tragicomedy “The Tempest,” Greek world music act Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico present “Watersong,” a program of songs from different parts of the Mediterranean about the sea, the desert, life, death and magic.
Curated by Angeliki Charistou, “Utopia Revisited” presents a selection of avant-garde Russian art that illustrate the influence of literature, political commentary and philosophy.
A government decision already in effect makes it easy for private sector employees belonging to so-called ‘vulnerable groups’ with regard to the coronavirus to ask to work from home so as not to come into contact with the public. A simple phone call, email or SMS to the boss should suffice, unless the employer can prove that work from home is not feasible. Even then, employers have to make arrangements to ensure the safety of their employees, failing which they will face hefty fines. In the coming days, the government will issue directives specifying the vulnerable groups and the medical documents required as proof.