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In this episode of the Close Ups video series, Polina Kosmadaki, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Head of the Department of Paintings, Drawings and Prints, presents the Parthenon watercolour of the artist Samuel Atkins, who toured Greece in the late 18th and early 19th century, following the “Grand Tour” tradition. This watercolour painting depicts the Parthenon in the state it was in before Lord Elgin removed the sculptures and is a valuable testimony for the monument in the turn of the century.

Within the framework of the honorary fellowship programme of the Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House, Professor Roderick Beaton Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek & Byzantine History, Language & Literature at King’s College London gave an online lecture titled “British Philhellenism from Lord Byron to Patrick Leigh Fermor.” The lecture was given in Greek and was broadcast live from the Leigh Fermor House in Kardamili (14/05/2022).              DONOR: ΤHE VASILICOS SANTORINI

The Benaki Museum invites you to a virtual presentation of Ali Banisadr’s exhibition entitled “Ultramarinus – Beyond the Sea” presented in the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture. The artist himself discusses his work from within the show and provides insight into his painting process and the concepts behind it. He reveals to us the meaning of the works exhibited and explains the evolution of his use of colour, historical references, human figures and landscapes. The video also includes highlights of the exhibition installation back in November 2020, a few days before the implementation of the coronavirus lockdown. Polina Kosmadaki, curator of the exhibition, Thaddaeus Ropac, founder of the gallery with the same name in Paris and George Manginis, academic director of the Benaki Museum also participate in the video.  

In this episode of the Close Ups video series, Xenia Politou, Aegeas AMKE Curator of Modern Greek Culture, presents an embroidered chemise of the Greek women's costumes from Karpathos, that dates to the late 18th or early 19th century.