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A walk through ancient Olympia

A walk through ancient Olympia

Digital Projection

This programme provides a complete tour to the sacred site of ancient Olympia in the 2nd century BC. Monuments and sacred buildings come to life, enabling visitors to participate in the events and the rituals of the Olympic Games and to learn about the history of the city: the temple of Zeus, a model of Doric peripteral temple with magnificent sculpted decoration, the Heraion, the oldest monumental building of the sanctuary, dedicated to the goddess Hera, the Gymnasium, which was used for the training of javelin throwers, discus throwers and runners, the Palaestra, where the wrestlers, jumpers and boxers trained, the Leonidaion, which was where the official guests stayed, the Bouleuterion, where athletes, relatives and judges took a vow that they would upheld the rules of the Games, the Stadium, where most of the events took place, the Treasuries of various cities, where valuable offerings were kept, the Philippeion, which was dedicated by Philip II, king of Macedonia, after his victory in the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.

1 March, 2017 to 31 December, 2022
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A complete digital tour in English to the sacred site of Ancient Olympia in the 2nd century BC.

Venue: 
Tholos
Language: 
Greek, English
Duration: 
1 h
Hours: 
13:00
Tickets: 
7€-12€
Special remarks: 
Parking
Reservations are accepted
Credit cards are accepted
Wheelchair accessible
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01/03/2017 to 31/12/2022
 
A Walk Through Ancient Miletus

A Walk Through Ancient Miletus

Virtual Reality

The city of Miletus on the western coast of Asia Minor, one of the most important cities in Ionia, comes to life again in the Virtual Reality production
“A Walk Through Ancient Miletus”. This production, in the special environment of immersion of “Tholos”, uses some new technical characteristics, which allow the development of multiple directions of digital life in the virtual space and not a predetermined course.

4 September, 2017 to 31 December, 2022
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Starting again in September, guided tours are offered in Greek & English for groups.
At the Virtual Reality programme there is a tour at the meninsula and the city of Miletus, as it was 2,000 years ago. Visitors can explore the virtual city and learn about the most important public buildings. Starting from the gate at the Port of the Lions, they enter the sanctuary of Apollo Delphinios. Then, they visit the Ionian Stoa, which housed the stores of the city, the Hellenistic Gymnasium, the North Agora and the Bouleuterion, being able to see even the details of the buildings' architecture. They can “fly” over the city for one last panoramic view of the perfect city planning design, or even “dive” into its port.

Organization / Production: 
FOUNDATION OF THE HELLENIC WORLD
Venue: 
Tholos, Virtual Reality Theatre
Language: 
Greek
Duration: 
30-50 min
Hours: 
Projections offered only by appointment for groups
Tickets: 
5-12 euro
Special remarks: 
Parking
Reservations are accepted
Credit cards are accepted
Wheelchair accessible
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04/09/2017 to 31/12/2022
 
Dinosaurs at Dusk

Dinosaurs at Dusk

Digital Projection

Dinosaurs at Dusk is a 44-min show produced by Mirage3D for digital dome theatres. It is presented at "THOLOS", the Virtual Reality Theater of Hellenic Cosmos.
A learning adventure of a father and his teenage daughter Lucy, who share a fascination for all things that fly.
You’ll travel back in time to meet the pterosaurs and the ancestors of modern-day birds: the feathered dinosaurs. Lucy and her father navigate from continent to continent, looking for clues about the origins of flight.
When time runs out they experience first-hand the cataclysmic “last day” of the dinosaurs.
Science content includes topics such as continental drift, proper motion of stars, asteroids and impacts, extinctions and the convergent development of flight among species.

2 March, 2019 to 31 December, 2022
Organization / Production: 
HELLENIC COSMOS
Venue: 
Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Centre
Language: 
Greek
Duration: 
45"
Hours: 
-
Special remarks: 
Parking
Reservations are accepted
Credit cards are accepted
Wheelchair accessible
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02/03/2019 to 31/12/2022
 
EUREKA: Science, Art & Technology of the Ancient Greeks

EUREKA: Science, Art & Technology of the Ancient Greeks

Exhibition

The exhibition includes emblematic achievements of ancient greek technology and technique. From the great and impressive works of the Mycenaeans, to the Byzantine astrolabe, the visitor travels through more than 28 centuries of history, knowledge, culture, human skills, all over the world of the geographical spread of Hellenism.
The thematic sections presented in both buildings of the Herakleidon Museum are as follows:
BUILDING AND GREAT WORKS, ANCIENT GREEK INSCRIPTIONS WITH TECHNOLOGICAL CONTENT, THE ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM, ASTRONOMY, TIME AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT, AUTOMAΤΑ, MECHANICS, TECHNOLOGY IN ARTS AND SPORTS, TRIREME, GREAT WEAPONS, WAR MACHINES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

14 May, 2021 to 31 August, 2023
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The collaboration between ΕΔΑΒυΤ and Herakleidon Museum has resulted in the present exhibition thematic sections dedicated to emblematic achievements of ancient greek technology and technique.

Organization / Production: 
Herakleidon Museum & ΕΔΑΒυΤ
Hours: 
Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 - 18:00 (last admission at 17:15)
Tickets: 
5 € normal ticket (for both buildings), 3 € reduced ticket (for both buildings)
Special remarks: 
Credit cards are accepted
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14/05/2021 to 31/08/2023
 
ASIA MINOR HELLENISM: Heyday – Catastrophe – Displacement – Rebirth

ASIA MINOR HELLENISM: Heyday – Catastrophe – Displacement – Rebirth

Exhibition

The Benaki Museum and the Centre for Asia Minor Studies are co-organising this large commemorative exhibition to mark the centennial anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe.

Under the Patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou

15 September, 2022 to 12 February, 2023
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More than 1,000 exhibits and over 500 photographs bring to life the heyday of Hellenism before the persecutions, the dramatic period between 1919 and 1923 as well as the settlement and integration of the Asia Minor refugees in Greece.

Visitors embark on their journey to the ‘heyday’ of Asia Minor Hellenism (first section) in Ionia and the west coast, they proceed to Cappadocia and the southern provinces, travel to Pontus, then continue towards the West and the environs of Istanbul and they end up in Eastern Thrace.

The heyday is followed by the period of persecutions, the conclusion of World War I and the ensuing Treaties, the period of the Greek landing in Asia Minor and the ensuing Campaign, the ‘Catastrophe’ of 1922, as well as the ‘Exodus’ of refugees (second section).

The third and final section of the exhibition focus on the settlement and integration of refugees in Greece, as well as their impact on many sectors of Greek society. Part of the epilogue of the exhibition is dedicated to the creation of the Centre for Asia Minor Studies in 1930 by Melpo and Octave Merlier.

This chronicle is described through works of art, icons, ecclesiastical, war and personal heirlooms, costume, jewellery, handicrafts, maps, photographs, archival and cinematographic material, newspapers, letters, postcards, and many other items. Excerpts from personal testimonies complement the narrative, bringing images and silent objects to life.

Venue: 
Benaki Museum / Pireos 138
Language: 
Greek, English
Duration: 
15/09/2022 - 12/02/2023
Hours: 
Thursday, Sunday: 10:00-18:00 Friday, Saturday: 10:00-22:00
Tickets: 
€ 15, € 10 Tickets can be bought in advance at tickets.benaki.org or by attending the Museum on the day of the visit.
Special remarks: 
Parking
Reservations are accepted
Credit cards are accepted
Wheelchair accessible
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15/09/2022 to 12/02/2023
 
Yannis Moralis: In Private

Yannis Moralis: In Private

Exhibition

The exhibition showcases the departure points of the painter’s artistic quests, the origins of his visual practice, and his creative journey, with the emphasis, however, on Yannis Moralis as a man, and on his private space.

26 October, 2022 to 8 January, 2023
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The primary material of his sketches, his notes and his studies, as well as his completed works, derives in the most part from the environment in which he worked for most of his artistic career: his studio in Athens. The artist’s creative space is revealed in the exhibition framed by his equipment, the instruments of his painting, his colour tests, and his personal effects. The art works on display are complemented by digital applications and photographs from the painter’s family archive, to enhance the educational and empirical dimension of the visitor’s experience.

The works and the archival material that make up the exhibition, many of which are shared with the public for the first time, belong to the Moralis family.

Venue: 
Benaki Museum of Greek Culture
Language: 
Greek, English
Duration: 
26/10/2022 - 08/01/2023
Hours: 
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 10:00-18:00, Tuesday: closed, Thursday: 10:00-00:00, Sunday: 10:00-16:00
Tickets: 
€ 8, € 6 Tickets can be bought in advance at tickets.benaki.org or by attending the Museum on the day of the visit.
Special remarks: 
Reservations are accepted
Credit cards are accepted
Wheelchair accessible
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26/10/2022 to 08/01/2023
 
"The rough essence" of things through the lens of Ellie Papadimitriou

"The rough essence" of things through the lens of Ellie Papadimitriou

Exhibition

Ellie Papadimitriou’s relationship with photography derives from her love for painting. As a member of the Asia Minor Refugee Settlement Commission and an associate of the Centre for Asia Minor Studies, and equipped with modern cameras, she follows the settlement of the displaced as well as the natives in land and coastal settlements. In search of a language to express herself, she builds through personal observation a new understanding of local knowledge. Through her lens, she compiles an alphabet of both ancient and modern Greece.

16 November, 2022 to 7 January, 2023
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The exhibition presents photographs taken between 1928 and the early 1950s. They form part of a larger collection remains unknown to this day.

Ellie Papadimitriou (Smyrna 1906 – Athens 1993) studied Agriculture in England. After 1922 she settled in Greece, struggling for the welfare of the Asia Minor refugees and rescuing their cultural heritage. She joined the ‘Greek Arts S.A.’ company and thanks to her wide-ranging interests, from poetry and traditional culture to painting, the rebetiko songs (‘Greek Blues’) and theatre, she was closely linked with such luminaries of the period as Photis Kontoglou, Αngelos Sikelianos, Οctave Merlier, Κarolos Κoun, Sotiris Spatharis, Yannis Tsarouchis, Νikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika, Gerasimos Steris, Julio Kaimi, Νikos Engonopoulos and Klaus Frieslander. Committed to the Left, she was active in the anti-fascist struggle in the Middle East (1941–1945). A poet and a playwright, her book Common Sense is considered to be her masterpiece.

Venue: 
Benaki Museum / The Ghika Gallery
Language: 
Greek, English
Duration: 
16/11/2022 - 07/01/2023
Hours: 
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10:00 - 18:00
Tickets: 
€ 5
Special remarks: 
Reservations are accepted
Credit cards are accepted
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16/11/2022 to 07/01/2023
 
AFI Time Matters

AFI Time Matters

Exhibition

An exhibition of AFI collective that had been planned to take place before the pandemic, to celebrate 40 years of AFI being present in Greece and abroad.

24 November, 2022 to 15 January, 2023
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An exhibition about time, time past, time present, time future, where the evolution of each member’s work is revealed.

What defines time, how is it conceived, how is it measured, on which immaterial, elusive meaning each member is focusing .

The pandemic added new dimensions and a new turn to the meaning of time, it made the past seem distant, the future uncertain and time present the most tangible.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Corinna's Wishre infromation about AFI Collectiva at https://aficollective.gr/

Venue: 
Benaki Museum / Pireos 138
Language: 
Greek, English
Duration: 
24/11/2022 - 15/01/2023
Hours: 
Thursday, Sunday: 10:00-18:00 Friday, Saturday: 10:00-22:00
Tickets: 
€ 6, € 5
Special remarks: 
Reservations are accepted
Credit cards are accepted
Wheelchair accessible
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24/11/2022 to 15/01/2023
 
Routes of Icons 17th - 19th century

Routes of Icons 17th - 19th century

Exhibition

The exhibition explores the iconographic, stylistic and technical diversity of icons that circulated in the Greek Orthodox space between the 17th and 19th centuries, sourcing material from the collections of the Benaki Museum.

8 December, 2022 to 5 February, 2023
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The concept of ‘Greek Orthodox space’ is approached not merely as a geographical entity but, above all, as a social construction, sustained by the close community ties generated by the Orthodox identity that was shared by populations with different traditions, political loyalties, even language. The shared Byzantine background created a uniform legacy of iconographic themes and technical solutions that were constantly enriched in each centre of production in a variety of ways. However, these common components were not dissolved; rather, they allowed the transfer of icons from place to place and their coexistence within the same places of worship, from Russia to the Ionian Islands, Crete, the Aegean and Asia Minor.

A special section of the exhibition presents new technical data that emerged from the ongoing ERC RICONTRANS research project, granting the public unique in-depth access to selected works through the stereomicroscope.

This exhibition is part of RICONTRANS project, which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 818791).

Venue: 
Benaki Museum / Pireos 138
Language: 
Greek, English
Duration: 
08/12/2022 - 05/02/2023
Hours: 
Thursday, Sunday: 10:00-18:00 Friday, Saturday: 10:00-22:00
Tickets: 
Admission free
Special remarks: 
Credit cards are accepted
Wheelchair accessible
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08/12/2022 to 05/02/2023
 
EIA Architecture Award 2022

EIA Architecture Award 2022

Exhibition

The Architecture Awards were established for the first time in Greece in 2000, by the Hellenic Institute of Architecture and are the highest distinction for an implemented project in Greece. The awards, which are given every four years, aim to highlight contemporary, Greek architecture, which stands out for its high construction quality and its harmony with the environment.

10 December, 2022 to 15 January, 2023
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This year, the Hellenic Institute of Architecture announced a competition entitled "EIA Architecture Award 2022" for architectural works located in Greece and completed in the period 2017-2022, regardless of their scale and function.

From the 97 submissions, eleven projects were shortlisted. The final assessment of the award-winning projects is not based simply on drawings and photographic material, but is essentially complemented by the visit of the jury to the buildings, focusing on their spatial experience and the discussions with their architects and users.

More information at eia.gr

The final results were as follows:

AWARD
Vacation garden with a room | Kea, Cyclades
Alexandros Fotakis, Nicoletta Caputo
Hourglass Corral | Μilos, Cyclades
DECA Αrchitecture | Alison Katri, Maria Pappa, Aliki Samara-Chrysostomidou,Dionysis Dikephalos, Alexandros Vaitsos , Carlos Loperena

HONOURARY COMMENDATIONS
The flying box: Upper-level extension | Haidari, Attica
Myrto Kiourti

House Ε | Artemida, Attica
Buerger Katsota Architects | Stephan
Buerger, Demetra Katsota

DISTINCTIONS
Vacation House in an oliveyard | Meganisi, Lefkada
Ηiboux Αrchitecture | Dimitris Theodoropoulos, Marianna Xyntaraki,Maria Tsigara
Patio House | Karpathos, Dodecanese
ΟΟΑΚ Architects | Joan Annerhed, Maria Papafigou, Marie Kojzar

SPECIAL MENTION
Agemar - Headquarters of Angelicoussis Maritime Group | Kallithea, Attica
RS SPARCH | Rena Sakellaridou

Venue: 
Benaki Museum / Pireos 138
Language: 
Greek, English
Duration: 
10/12/2022 - 15/01/2023
Hours: 
Thursday, Sunday: 10:00-18:00 Friday, Saturday: 10:00-22:00
Tickets: 
€ 6, € 5
Special remarks: 
Reservations are accepted
Credit cards are accepted
Wheelchair accessible
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10/12/2022 to 15/01/2023