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Maria La Callas: The Costumes That Brought a Legend Back to Life

More than four decades after her death, Maria Callas continues to captivate audiences across generations. Her voice transformed opera, her presence transcended the stage, and her image remains one of the most enduring symbols of twentieth-century elegance. This summer, the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture invites visitors to rediscover the legendary soprano through a different lens: the art of costume design. From 27 May to 13 September 2026, the exhibition Maria La Callas: The Art of Italian Costume Design in

Queers Read Out Loud 4 Returns to Athens with an Evening Dedicated to Queer Nightlife

On Thursday, June 11 at 8:00 p.m., Hyper Hypo hosts the fourth edition of Queers Read Out Loud, the annual event curated by Vassilia Kaga that explores queer experience through readings, poetry, storytelling, and performance. This year’s edition, titled Queers Read Out Loud 4, unfolds around the theme “Legendary Queers of the Night”, accompanied by a photo projection celebrating iconic figures and memories from queer nightlife culture. Bringing together voices from across the LGBTQI+ community, the evening invites participants to

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Marc Camille Chaimowicz’s Landmark Installation Comes to Athens

ARCH presents Celebration? Realife Revisited. 1972–2000, the influential work by artist Marc Camille Chaimowicz that helped redefine the relationship between art and everyday life. First conceived in 1972, the project is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in the transition from object-based art toward immersive environments that blur the boundaries between exhibition, performance and social experience. Created in the wake of the cultural and political transformations of the late 1960s, Celebration? Realife Revisited. 1972–2000 emerged as a challenge to the

Acropolis Museum presents Inspiration: Ancient Greek Art in Italy

To mark its 17th anniversary, the Acropolis Museum presents Inspiration: Ancient Greek Art in Italy, a major new exhibition running from June 16 to August 30, 2026. Conceived as a cultural gift and collaboration between Italy and Greece, the exhibition explores the enduring influence of ancient Greek art on Italian culture and the development of Western civilisation. The exhibition takes its cue from the famous words of the Roman poet Horace: “Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit” (“Captive Greece captured her
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