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"Moscow. 21st century" at the Museum of the City of Athens-Vouros-Eftaxias

The exhibition "Moscow. 21st century" is being present by the Cultural Institute of Moscow "Moscow City Museum," in cooperation with the Museum of the City of Athens-Vouros-Eftaxias. The exhibition will familiarise Athenians with modern Moscow as seen through photographs from the Moscow Museum. It is the museum's largest and most important collection, consisting of 70,000 photographs. The exhibition will run from 18 March to 18 April at the Museum of the City of Athens-Vouros-Eftaxias.

Mr. Scruff at Bios

Mr. Scruff is a British DJ and artist whose name was inspired by his scruffy facial hair, as well as his trademark loose-lined drawing style he will play at Bios in Athens, Greece on 16 April. Mr. Scruff is known for DJing marathon sets (often exceeding six hours), his eclectic musical taste, his love of a "nice cup of tea" and the quirky home-produced visuals and animations associated with his music.

Shirana Shahbazi - Reverse Order at the Breeder Gallery

The Breeder Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Athens, Greece by Iranian photographer Shirana Shahbazi from 14 March to 24 April. Inspired by old masters, Shahbazi stages and rearranges still lifes, which she photographs and develops in spatial installations in combination with other photos. Motifs such as skulls, shells, butterflies and fruit are featured often in Shahbazi's work. The artist removes these symbols from their usual context and allows their pictorial quality to assume greater prominence.

Comicdom Con Athens 2010

Comicdom Con Athens, a celebration dedicated to comics, invites friends of the Ninth Art and all those who would like to know more about the magical world of printed pop culture to attend this year's event. It is being held at the Hellenic American Union from 16 to 18 April in Athens, Greece and will feature three days of penciling events, showings, workshops on scripting and illustration, a bazaar of comics from Greek shops and publishers and the Comicdom Awards, the only comics awards for Greek creators.

Faces of Modernism: Painting in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania 1910-1940

The thematic exhibition entitled "Faces of Modernism: Painting in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, 1910-1940," being staged by the National Museum of Art of Romania in Bucharest, the National Gallery-Bulgarian Museum of Fine Arts in Sofia and the B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music, is taking place from 12 March to 9 May at the B & M Theocharakis Foundation in Athens, Greece.

Athens earns prize for its promotional film “Breathtaking Athens”

Athens was recognised from among 150 cities for its promotional film "Breathtaking Athens," taking third prize in the City Tourism category of the international Golden City Gate competition at the ITB 2010 trade show.
Word Famous Brands at the Image Gallery

Advertising posters from the last 100 years, including brands such as Coca Cola, Perrier, Bally and Maserati and designed by famous artists like Andy Warhol, Villemot and Grau, will be on display until 14 March at The Image Gallery in Athens, Greece.
Exhibition of Leonardo Cremonini's paintings at Athinais Cultural Centre

The exhibition Leonardo Cremonini Painting 1965-2005, consisting of 50 oils, was launched Feb. 23 at the Athinais Cultural Centre's new gallery and will run until 23 March.

Athens Bench Mark

A creative internet competition to design the benches of Athens begins with the aim of contributing to the improvement of life in the city. The City of Athens and the international non-governmental network, "World of Athens," are holding an international internet competion titled "Athens Bench Mark"
Cinema on a Plate under the aegis of the City of Athens

For the fourth consecutive year in Athens, from 1 to 22 March and with two new activities - the Kids Festival and Soup Kitchens-Live Cooking -- recognised chefs will translate the atmosphere of various films into mouthwatering flavours.
Yiorgos Lambrou: 40 Years of Sculpture at the Benaki Museum

A retrospective of the work of Yiorgos Lambrou, highlighting 40 years of creative progress in sculpture by this artist from Skyros, will be held in the atrium of the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece from 26 February to 28 March.