Edgy Athens
Athens with photojournalist and author Tony Maniaty
16–23 April 2027
Edgy Athens: art, photography and urban culture
Around the ancient heart of the Greek capital, a new culture has emerged – bold, vibrant and adventurous, filled with daring contemporary art. Explore this dynamic creative leap in Athens via its eclectic street art, emerging neighbourhood galleries and repurposed industrial spaces.
You’ll visit Koukaki’s cosmopolitan galleries and hip boutiques, enjoy the breakout nightlife of Pyrsi and Metaxourgeio, walk graffiti-filled streets in radical Exarcheia and catch dynamic photography at Pireos 138, and tour vibrant new cultural hubs like the National Museum of Contemporary Art, housed in a former brewery, and the spectacular Renzo Piano-designed Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, overlooking the blue Aegean.
Along the way, in hands-on photography sessions, you’ll capture Athens’ revived backstreets and bustling open spaces, and meet with resident artists, curators, and photographers.
Discover Athens through the lens perspective of Tony Maniaty, and experience the city’s edgy, contemporary spirit in a way that few visitors ever do.
Streetscape in Athens
Photo: Tony Maniaty
Tour details
Streetscape in Athens
Photo: Tony Maniaty
Artist in Athens
Photo: Tony Maniaty
Street life in Athens
Photo: Tony Maniaty
Exhibition installation in Athens
Photo: Tony Maniaty
Streetscape in Athens
Photo: Tony Maniaty
- To note:
The Art in Focus International Tours program is presented by the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ members organisation, the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales. As well as providing a wonderful experience, your travel tour will also help to raise funds to support the Art Gallery.
Art in Focus International Tours are open to anyone who appreciates the best of travel, not only Art Gallery members.
- Top image:
Street art in the newly-revived Metaxourgeio neighbourhood of Athens, Greece, photo: Tony Maniaty
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