The Athinais Cultural Center ( gr, Αθηναΐς Πολυχώρος Πολιτισμού) is a "multi-purpose" conference complex in
Athens, Greece
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
. It hosts
business events, cultural activities, and entertainment. It also contains an
art gallery
An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s. The lon ...
with a permanent
exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...
of
contemporary Greek art
Contemporary Greek Art is defined as the art produced by Greek artists after World War II.
Painting-Sculpture
Abstract Expressionism
Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997) was an acclaimed abstract expressionist artist from Lefkas, who lived and w ...
. The building was originally a
silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the coc ...
factory, since renovated.
External links
Official site > art gellerywww.conferencesgreece.gr07/11/2002 www.ekathimerini.com
Art museums and galleries in Greece
Museums in Athens
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