MOMus launches and celebrtates!
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MOMus launches and celebrtates!

Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus) onpenig events on Saturday 30 March 2019 at MOMus museums: Museum of Modern Art – Costakis Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art – Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and State Museum of Contemporary Art Collections, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Experimental Center for the Arts, Museum Alex … Continue reading »

Workshop “Introduction to Photographing Monuments” at MOMus-ThMP
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Workshop “Introduction to Photographing Monuments” at MOMus-ThMP

MOMus – Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, in collaboration with the non-profit association MONUMENTA, organizes a workshop of architectural photography titled “Introduction to Photographing Monuments”, with the photographer Stergios Karavatos. Wednesday 13 March 2019, 18:00-20:00 Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 March 2019, 12:00-18:00 The workshop is for adults and will be held in Greek. Participation fee: … Continue reading »

CROSSROADS: “Photography and Politics” at MOMus-ThMP
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CROSSROADS: “Photography and Politics” at MOMus-ThMP

Speech event at MOMus – Thessaloniki Museum of Photography CROSSROADS “Photography and Politics” Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 19:00 The MOMus – Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, under CROOSSROADS speeches cycle organizes on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 19:00, an event entitled “Photography and Politics”. The event will address issues such as the polarization and competition in … Continue reading »

ThMP’s exhibition “Another Life” at Adelaide Festival
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ThMP’s exhibition “Another Life” at Adelaide Festival

Another life: Human flows / Unknown Odysseys Alexandros Avramidis – Reuters / Petros Giannakouris – Associated Press / Louisa Gouliamaki – Agence France Presse / Yorgos Karahalis – Associated Press / Giorgos Katsagelos / Alexandros Katsis / Yannis Kolesidis – Εuropean Pressphoto Agency, Athens News Agency / Yannis Kontos – Polaris / Alkis Konstantinidis – … Continue reading »

#PRESS_photostories 2018: Photo Exhibition Competition
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#PRESS_photostories 2018: Photo Exhibition Competition

The Cultural Foundation of the Union of Journalists of Macedonia-Thrace reminds that the deadline for submission of the second edition of the Photo Exhibition Competition in Thessaloniki under the title #PRESS_photostories 2018 expires on Tuesday February 19 2019. This year the event opens its frame: It welcomes photos without the geographical limitation of the first … Continue reading »

Four MOMus’ exhibitions are officially extended
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Four MOMus’ exhibitions are officially extended

Having completed the first round of successful display, four exhibitions on the Museums of MOMus – Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki are oficcialy extended, due to the great interest of the audience. “Alexander Iolas: The Legacy” – Extended until 31 March 2019 Curation: Thouli Misirloglou Assistant curator: Katerina Siroglou Duration: 6 … Continue reading »

History and Theory of Photography seminar at MOMus-ThMP
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History and Theory of Photography seminar at MOMus-ThMP

MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography organizes a seminar in history and theory of photography instructed by photographer Paris Petridis. Starting from a selfie at the beginnings of the medium in 1840, four intermediate stations and ending with a farewell to film at the dawn of the 21st century, he will present, analyze and discuss transformations of … Continue reading »

Operating hours of ThMP during Christmas time
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Operating hours of ThMP during Christmas time

Dear visitors, We would like to inform you that during Christmas time, the operating hours of the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography will be as follows: Monday, December 24: closed Tuesday, December 25: closed Wednesday, December 26: closed Thursday, December 27: 11:00-19:00 Friday, December 28: 11:00-22:00 Saturday, December 29: 11:00-19:00 Saunday, December 30: 11:00-19:00 Monday, December … Continue reading »

Exhibitions and events of MOMus_November 2018 – January 2019
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Exhibitions and events of MOMus_November 2018 – January 2019

The Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus) is in operation since November 5th and its five museums (four in Thessaloniki and one in Athens) are united, submitting the multidisciplinary programme of exhibitions and events up to the beginning of the new year. In the new organization, the State Museum of Contemporary … Continue reading »

Tribute “Photographers who awed the world”
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Tribute “Photographers who awed the world”

A tribute to “Photographers who awed the world” by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival with the support of the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, in the framework of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018. Screenings’ programme: Sunday 9 December 2018 21:00 “Under fire”. The screening will be presented by Hercules Papaioannou, curator MOMus_Thessaloniki Museum of Photography Monday 10 … Continue reading »

Theater and photography join forces at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018
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Theater and photography join forces at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018

The Thessaloniki Photobiennale 2018 in collaboration with the National Theatre of Northern Greece presents a series of theatrical events prompted by certain exhibitions presented in the context of the festival. Friday 14 December 2018, 20:00 Thessaloniki Museum of Photography A theatrical event on the occasion of the exhibition Beyond the event featuring photographs by Yiannis … Continue reading »

International conference “Representing Capitalist Realism: Crisis, Politics and the Visual”
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International conference “Representing Capitalist Realism: Crisis, Politics and the Visual”

International conference “Representing Capitalist Realism: Crisis, Politics and the Visual” at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography Friday 23 November 2018, 12:00-20:00 and Saturday 24 November 2018, 14:30-20:30 The Thessaloniki Museum pf Photography and the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung – Office in Greece organise an international two-day conference titled “Representing Capitalist Realism: Crisis, Politics and the Visual” … Continue reading »

“Constantinople of Jean Pascal Sebah & Polycarpe Joaillier (1890-1900)” in Stuttgart
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“Constantinople of Jean Pascal Sebah & Polycarpe Joaillier (1890-1900)” in Stuttgart

Constantinople of Jean Pascal Sebah & Polycarpe Joaillier (1890-1900) from Trikogleion Library of AUTH CURATORS Thodoris Markoglou, Art Historian – Curator, State Museum of Contemporary Art Antonis Saragiotis, Art Historian, Central Library of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Maria Farmaki, Archaeologist Opening: Thursday, November 15, 2018, 20:30, Greek Orthodox Church Peter & Paul, Feuerbach Duration: November … Continue reading »

Event prompted by the exhibition ”Dimitris Letsios | A portrait of Volos”
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Event prompted by the exhibition ”Dimitris Letsios | A portrait of Volos”

Folklife & Ethnological Museum of Macedonia Thrace​​ in collaboration with Thessaloniki Museum of Photography presents an event prompted by the exhibition “Dimitris Letsios | A portrait of Volos”, Vilma Hastaoglou – Martinidis, Professor emeritus, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, will give a speech about “Volos: how the city profile was shaped”. Furthermore, the band “Anatolika Zitimata”, … Continue reading »

Permanent exhibition of photographs by Leonidas Papazoglou in Kastoria
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Permanent exhibition of photographs by Leonidas Papazoglou in Kastoria

Fourteen years after their first presentation at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, the photographs by Leonidas Papazoglou find a permanent home at the Vergos Mansion in Kastoria. In response to the request for the permanent exhibition of photographic works by Leonidas Papazoglou, the George Golobias family, proprietor of his photographic archive, granted the Municipality of … Continue reading »