A N N O U N C E M E N T ——————— The Director of the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Hercules Papaioannou, has submitted his resignation to the Minister of Culture & Sports on 24/10 and again on 2/11. He expresses his gratitude to the political leadership of Ministry of Culture & Sports for … Continue reading »
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Speech event “Uses of historical photography”
Giannis Epaminondas (architect, from the Cultural Foundation of National Bank of Greece), Hercules Papaioannou (Director of Thessaloniki Museum of Photography) and Orsalia Eleni Kassaveti (Dr in Cultural Studies at National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Research Fellow at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) participate at the speech event “Uses of historical photography”. Free entrance. Info … Continue reading »
Photobook workshop at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography organises a photobook workshop with photographer Lia Nalbantidou. The workshop’s duration is 20 hours and it will take place at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 November 2018, and on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 December 2018, between 11:00 and 16:00. Participation fee: 75,00 EUR … Continue reading »
Changed operating hours for the ThMP on October 26th
Dear visitors, We would like to inform you that the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography will remain open to the public on Friday, October 26, 2018, between 11:00 and 19:00. The exhibition spaces will be also open on Sunday, October 28, 2018 (11:00-19:00). Continue reading »
Theater meets photography 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. See full programme: Nicaragua – Case 315 by Julián Egea. Translation: Lena Fragkopoulou. Directed by: Grigoris Papadopoulos A theatrical event prompted by Susan Meiselas’ work … Continue reading »
An event in honor for the creator of Photosynkyria Aris Georgiou
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale festival, the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography co-organises with the Municipality of Thessaloniki and the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art an honorary event dedicated to Aris Georgiou on Wednesday 17 October 2018 at 19:30 at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art. In 1988 the multi-faceted … Continue reading »
Open Call for proposals for the 2nd #SKG Bridges Festival
Open Call for proposals for the 2nd #SKG Bridges Festival Proposal Deadline is the 1st November 2018 #SKG Bridges Uprising Art & Culture Festival was introduced in May 2018. This Cultural Youth Festival, which took place in Thessaloniki, as an initiative of the Social Policies Office of the Prime Minister, was realized through the collaboration … Continue reading »
Free guided tours at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale’s exhibitions
The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography organises the programme of guided tours for adults “Routes in PhotoBiennale” to the exhibitions of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018. The tours are free of charge. Νo reservation is required, however, to ensure the smooth running of the programme, the visiting schedule will be strictly adhered to. For further information please … Continue reading »
Six exhibitions of Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018 at MMCA
Solo exhibitions of photographers from Europe, America and Australia, as well as the group anniversary exhibition on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the organisation, are hosted at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, co-organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, as a part of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018. The human condition – Photosynkyria … Continue reading »
Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018 meets Turkey
Two important collaborations with artists and institutions from neighboring Turkey have resulted in the “birth” of the Iron earth copper sky and the Wet City exhibitions in Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018, organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography. Iron earth copper sky – Photobooks from Turkey, Photobooks on Turkey Drawing inspiration from the eponymous novel, the … Continue reading »
Contemporary photography at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018
Renowned and rising photographers from Greece and abroad “unfold” their contemporary point of view at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018 exhibitions, organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography. Nothing personal | Yiannis Pantelidis The suburban landscape of Thessaloniki “comes to life” through the lens of Yiannis Pantelidis in his solo exhibition Nothing personal, which opens on … Continue reading »
Capitalist Realism: Main exhibition of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018
In this year’s Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018, the central exhibition entitled “Capitalist Realism“, which is structured in two large sections, at the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography and the Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki, is curated by Penelope Petsini, assisted by Fotis Milionis. Capitalist Realism is broadly inspired by the term Mark Fisher introduced in his eponymous … Continue reading »
Historical photography exhibitions in Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018
Two exhibitions that portray the Greek province and its people on a black and white scale during the 20th century are presented in the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018, organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography. A portrait of Volos | Dimitris Letsios The unseen aspects of Volos through the lens of Dimitris Letsios are presented in … Continue reading »
Two emerging photographers’ exhibitions in Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018
Giannis Manolis and Alexei Siozov, whose work stood out in the open call competition of the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, present their first solo exhibitions in the context of the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018. The two photographers were selected among 277 candidates by a three-member committee consisting of Yiorgos Depollas and Stratos Kalafatis, photographers, and Theodore … Continue reading »
ThMP’s exhibition [selfimages] is completed
ThMp’s exhibition [selfimages] is completed on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. The 130 autoportraits of 33 Greek photographers are in dialogue with the era of the massive phenomenon of selfie, the photographic self-replication that overwhelms the social networks. Curation: Νatassa Markidou *Photo: Stefanos Tsakiris Continue reading »