Exhibitions in Athens

January 2027

January at a glance: 0 exhibitions opening, 2 closing, and 1 more on view across the city.

Closing in January

William Kentridge: Imitate the Sleep of Stones24 Jan 2027
National Archaeological Museum
The museum's first solo Kentridge show sets his Orpheus and Eurydice works among kouroi, sphinxes and funerary antiquities.
Pylos of Nestor: A Mycenaean Kingdom Revealed31 Jan 2027
National Archaeological Museum
214 objects from Messenia trace a Mycenaean power centre and the Palace of Nestor at Ano Englianos, with excavation diaries and archival photographs.

Also on through January

An Ode to Things. Niki Kanagini. Retrospectiveto 14 Feb 2027
EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art
Retrospective of Greek artist Niki Kanagini (1933-2008), from tapestries to participatory installations, with works from a promised family gift.

Image credits

2

William Kentridge: Imitate the Sleep of StonesArtwork of William Kentridge, Composite for L'Orfeo (Spile), 2026, Indian ink on found pages
An Ode to Things. Niki Kanagini. RetrospectiveCourtesy of EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art

Your image? Ask us to correct or remove it.

Stay in the loop on Athens

A short note now and then when something new opens worth your time.