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GRRcalendar - May 2012

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"The Greek Monsters" at Benaki Museum
Beetroot Design Group presents the exhibition "The Greek Monsters", Benaki Museum, Athens, 138 Piraeus Street. The artistic group of young artists is willing to respond with humour to the difficult social and economic situation in the country. Using mythology and modern art techniques, the young artists from Beetroot paraphrase the media face of Greece, which in many cases has been portrayed as the crippled monster of Europe after the start of the crisis. The exhibition will continue until 29 June 2012. Address: Benaki Museum, 138 Piraeus Street  Contact details: 210 3453111, www.benaki.gr
Athens, Greece,
138, Piraeus Street

10:00
100 Years of a Living Art - history of the Greek costume
Greek national costumes are exhibited in the Museum on 7, Dimokritou Street in the metropolitan district of Kolonaki. It is organized on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Lyceum of Greek Women. The exhibition presents a small part of the collection of the Lyceum, which includes over 25,000 items. The Museum of the history of Greek costume is open from Monday to Friday between 10 am and 2 pm. The exhibition will continue until December 2012.
Athens,
7, Dimokritou Street

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Photographic Exhibition Expulsion and Exchange of Populations
5 April 2012 - 6 May 2012 The exhibition presents 50 photographs of the external facades of buildings that housed the refugees from the Asia Minor Disaster and 50 colour photographs of the interiors of their homes and the people still living there. Benaki Museum, 138, Piraeus Avenue, Athens.
Athens,
138, Piraeus Avenue

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Exhibition "The Antikythera Shipwreck: the ship - the treasures - the Mechanism"
6 April 2012 – 28 April 2013The temporary exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens is dedicated to the mysterious discovery in the region of the tiny island of Antikythera.On 17 May 1902, Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovered a part of the Antikythera Mechanism, which is considered to be an ancient mechanical calculator. A second expedition was held in the 1980s involving the Greek Archaeological Institute and with the assistance of Jacques Cousteau, the rest of the remains of the ancient machine was found.The Antikythera Mechanism is considered to be a mechanical calculator developed in Antiquity or in other words, a computer from antiquity. It served to calculate the position of stars and the movement of astronomical bodies. Almost all findings are presented to the public for the first time.Venue: National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Patission Street 44
Athens,
44, Patission Street

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Instamoments photographic exhibition
96 Greeks "photographers" using Instagram, from Greece and around the world, are making pictures in the city, by the sea, in aircraft, in the bar, during their holidays, while riding a bicycle, in the train, in their room and then they choose their best 350 shots. Those unique moments in time when everything is in absolute equilibrium, come together in an exhibition.The exhibition will open with a party and the music of George Haronitis on Friday, 20 April, at 9 pm. Duration: from 20 April to 20 May.Venue: Red Dot, 24, Evmolpidon Street & Triptolemu Street, Ghazi, tel.: 210-3411725.
Athens,
24, Evmolpidon Street & Triptolemu Street, Ghazi

Events: May 2

10:00
100 Years of a Living Art - history of the Greek costume
Greek national costumes are exhibited in the Museum on 7, Dimokritou Street in the metropolitan district of Kolonaki. It is organized on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Lyceum of Greek Women. The exhibition presents a small part of the collection of the Lyceum, which includes over 25,000 items. The Museum of the history of Greek costume is open from Monday to Friday between 10 am and 2 pm. The exhibition will continue until December 2012.
Athens,
7, Dimokritou Street

10:00
"The Greek Monsters" at Benaki Museum
Beetroot Design Group presents the exhibition "The Greek Monsters", Benaki Museum, Athens, 138 Piraeus Street. The artistic group of young artists is willing to respond with humour to the difficult social and economic situation in the country. Using mythology and modern art techniques, the young artists from Beetroot paraphrase the media face of Greece, which in many cases has been portrayed as the crippled monster of Europe after the start of the crisis. The exhibition will continue until 29 June 2012. Address: Benaki Museum, 138 Piraeus Street  Contact details: 210 3453111, www.benaki.gr
Athens, Greece,
138, Piraeus Street