Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale’s exhibitions go to Photometria Festival!
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Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale’s exhibitions go to Photometria Festival!

Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale‘s exhibitions go to Photometria Festival! 📸 America in a Trance | Niko J. Kallianiotis (US) A trip through the back roads of Pennsylvania, a glimpse into America’s flipside whose social fabric is being drastically ruptured by the postindustrialist, globalised economy. His gaze captures empty storefront windows, vacant shops and warehouses, rows of identical … Continue reading »

Closing event Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018: Lecture by Susan Meiselas
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Closing event Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018: Lecture by Susan Meiselas

Closing event Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018: Lecture by Susan Meiselas Wednesday 10 April / 19:30 MOMus – Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Warehouse A, Port of Thessaloniki) On the occasion of the closing of Thessaloniki’s PhotoBiennale 2018 main exhibition “Capitalist Realism”, the famous American photographer Susan Meiselas will deliver a lecture on her photographic project depicting the … 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 »

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 »

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 »

Speech event “Uses of historical photography”
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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
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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 »

Theater meets photography at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale 2018
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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
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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 »

Free guided tours at the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale’s exhibitions
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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
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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
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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 »