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Conference: Museums as Agents of Change

Museums as Agents of Change

Join us at the 7th Museum Conference, which will focus on the social impact of museums and their role in promoting social inclusion. Athens: 30 November | Thessaloniki: 1 December 2017

Greece-UK Creative Writing Exchange: Literary Events

Greece-UK Creative Writing Exchange: Literary Events

Join us at ‘The Small World, the Great!’, a tribute to the poet Odysseus Elytis with readings and song, featuring live music by Greek composer, George Couroupos. Athens: 9 November 2017

Don Letts

IN-EDIT: International Music Documentary Festival

We are partnering with the IN-EDIT Festival in Athens for the first time to bring you the biggest music documentary film festival in the world. Athens: 4–7 November 2017

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Creative Writing Programme 2017–18

We’re delighted to invite you to join our new Writing Groups, which we are running for the sixth consecutive year at our Athens office. Application deadline: 30 October 2017

Mobility Fair

Mobility Fair Thessaloniki 2017

Join us at our Mobility Fair and find out about the educational and cultural opportunities available in Europe. Thessaloniki: 9 October 2017

Scene from ‘Orlando’

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

We’re delighted to invite you to a production of Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece ‘Orlando’ adapted and directed by Io Voulgaraki. Thessaloniki: 28 September–1 October 2017

British author Tanya Landman

European Literary Walk 2017

Join us at the Book Arcade (Stoa tou Vivliou), where you’ll have the chance to meet renowned European writers and listen to them read extracts from their work. Athens: 16 September 2017

Amorφous Summer Camp

Amorφous Summer Camp

Join us at a nine-day summer camp, which includes a variety of free workshops, events and exhibitions, among them a workshop and talk by Rama Gheerawo. Athens & Eleusis: 1–9 July 2017

Still from Terence Fisher’s ‘Horror of Dracula’ (1958)

British Gothic Tribute at the 7th Athens Open Air Festival

Join us at a series of outdoor film screenings that promise to give you the shivers and make your blood curdle ... even on a warm summer evening! Athens: 13 June–1 September 2017

Innovation is Great

Innovation Week

Join us at the first-ever Innovation Week, a series of events showcasing innovation from the UK and Greece in Education, Social Economy, Science and Technology. Athens: 13–16 June 2017

International Creative Writing Summer School

International Creative Writing Summer School 2017

Passionate about writing? Apply for our fifth International Creative Writing Summer School in Athens and Thessaloniki: 5–30 June 2017. Deadline for applications: 28 May

Shot of Technopolis City of Athens

Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival

The Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival – one of the city’s most important cultural events – is celebrating its 17th successive year with six music-filled days. Athens: 23–28 May 2017

‘NP or The Possibilities of a Life’ exhibition

NP or The Possibilities of a Life

The starting point of the exhibition ‘NP or The Possibilities of a Life’ is the life of an ordinary man with an extraordinary collection. Athens: 15 May–30 June 2017

Imagine Peace Summer Camp

Imagine Peace Youth Camp

If you’re aged 18–25, eager to change people’s lives and believe in the Olympic values, apply for our Imagine Peace Youth Camp in Ancient Olympia, 27 August–2 September. Deadline: 15 May

Abubakar Salim, Peter Moreton, Eleanor McLoughlin, Sam McArdle, Chris Gordon, Edward Sayer in ‘The Winter's Tale’  by UK theatre company Cheek by Jowl

The Winter’s Tale by Cheek by Jowl

We’re delighted to present a unique performance of Shakespeare’s masterpiece by UK theatre company Cheek by Jowl, directed by award-winning director Declan Donnellan. Athens: 5–7 May 2017

A woman writing a short story

International Flash Fiction Competition

Do you have a short story to tell? Would you like to win a full scholarship for one of our International Creative Writing Summer School courses? Enter our competition by 1 May 2017.

‘Yours and Mine is Ours’ by Ciara Phillips

Ciara Phillips: Yours and Mine is Ours

UK-based artist Ciara Phillips will transform the Benaki Museum gallery into a place of discussion, exchange, collaborative production and display: 28 April–4 June 2017.

Photo taken at the ‘Gestures of Resistance’ exhibition

Exhibition: Gestures of Resistance

The exhibition features artworks by sixteen international artists, each with an agenda and political take – some subtle and cryptic, some openly confrontational. Athens: 20–30 April 2017

Rasheed Araeen, Shamiyaana—Food for Thought: Thought for Change, 2016–17, canopies with geometric patchwork, cooking, and eating, Kotzia Square, Athens, documenta 14

documenta 14

Don't miss documenta 14, taking place for the very first time in Athens and Kassel. Ten major British artists are among the artists exhibiting their work in Athens from 8 April–16 July 2017.

Future Climates

Future Climates is a platform that aims to propose viable futures for independent cultural practice and includes screenings of ‘Moving Pictures’. Athens: 27 March–15 July 2017

#FiveFilms4Freedom 2017 poster

#FiveFilms4Freedom 2017

The world’s first global, digital LGBT film festival is back from 16 to 26 March 2017 – brought to you for a third year by the British Council and the British Film Institute (BFI).

Steven Berkoff by Hugo Glendinning

Steven Berkoff: Shakespeare’s Villains

Steven Berkoff’s one-man show explores and analyses Shakespeare’s most villainous characters through the famous words of the Bard. Athens: 15 February 2017

Sustainable Fashion ‘Who made my clothes?’

Sustainable Fashion

Our Sustainable Fashion programme comprises a talk, a presentation of pieces from the Atopos Paper Fashion Collection and a workshop for fashion designers. Athens: 2 & 3 February 2017

Shakespeare

Discussion on Shakespeare’s Sonnets

Prominent contemporary UK poets will discuss the nature of Shakespeare’s sonnets, their resonance in Shakespeare’s own plays, and in today’s writing and thinking. Athens: 14 December 2016

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Museums and Tourism: A Working Relationship

Join us at the 6th Museum Conference, which will focus on how museums and other cultural institutions can engage the tourism market. Athens: 8 December | Thessaloniki: 9 December 2016

Conference: Learning disabilities in the UK

Conference: Learning Disabilities in the UK

We are marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities with a conference on learning disabilities. The sessions will be led by UK academics and researchers. Athens: 3 December 2016

Still from Laurence Olivier’s ‘Henry V’ (1944)

Shakespeare Lives at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall

Join us at a series of film screenings we are organising in Thessaloniki that will bring the works of Shakespeare to life on the big screen: 16 November 2016–8 February 2017.

Romeo + Juliet x 6: Visual arts competition for children and teenagers aged 6 to 16

Romeo + Juliet x 6

We invite children and teenagers aged 6–16 to take part in a visual arts competition inspired by musical pieces and the story of Romeo and Juliet. Deadline for submissions: 23 October 2016

Stathis Livathinos, Anthony Anaxagorou

Walking Cities: Athens

Walking Cities is a British Council programme that pairs contemporary UK writers with writers and theatre experts from other countries. Athens: 18–20 October 2016

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Creative Writing Programme 2016–17

We're delighted to invite you to join our new Writing Groups, which we are running for the fifth consecutive year at our Athens office. Application deadline: 12 October 2016

British poet Ahren Warner

European Literary Walk 2016

Join us at the Book Arcade (Stoa tou Vivliou), where you'll have the chance to meet renowned European writers and listen to them read extracts from their work. Athens: 17 September 2016

Candoco Dance Company

Candoco Dance Company: Kalamata International Dance Festival

Candoco Dance Company, the celebrated UK dance company, will present two of their most recent dance pieces and run a workshop as part of this year's festival. Kalamata: 21–23 July 2016

Technology and Performing Arts Summer School

Technology and Performing Arts Summer School

Are you aged 14 to 18? Combine your summer holiday with your interests: choose our Technology programme or our Performing Arts programme and have a creative summer! Athens: 4–15 July 2016

Still from Roman Polanski’s ‘Macbeth’ (1971)

Shakespeare in the City

Join us at a series of outdoor film screenings we're organising as part of the Athens Open Air Festival that will bring the works of Shakespeare to life. Athens: 24 June–29 August 2016

THEArTistatement cultural platform

Arts for Social Development: THEArTistatement

Beton7 Centre for the Arts presents ‘THEArTistatement’, a cultural expression platform where artists from all over the world are invited to express themselves. Athens: 15–18 June 2016

Romeo and Juliet in Aigaleo

Romeo and Juliet in Aigaleo

Join us at a series of events – including a student performance of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and a film screening – aimed at making Shakespeare accessible to younger audiences. Athens: June 2016

International Creative Writing Summer School

International Creative Writing Summer School 2016

Passionate about writing? Apply for our fourth International Creative Writing Summer School in Athens and Thessaloniki: 30 May–24 June 2016.

Roderick Beaton

Lord Byron and the bailouts

Don’t miss this lecture by distinguished academic and Hellenist Roderick Beaton on the real contribution of the great philhellene poet to the Greek Independence cause. Athens: 13 April 2016

In-Edit Festival 2016

In-Edit Festival in Thessaloniki

Join us at this year's In-Edit International Music Documentary Film Festival, returning to Greece for the 3rd consecutive year with a rich programme of events. Thessaloniki: 7–13 April 2016

Designing Creative Synergies Conference © Onur Ozkaya

Designing Creative Synergies Conference

Don't miss practising designer and lecturer Onur Ozkaya's presentation on ‘Digital Materialism’ at this conference focusing on the creative industries. Thessaloniki: 21 & 22 March 2016

Aristotle Anniversary Year

Symposium: From hate speech to tolerance and understanding

This international symposium aims to explore the phenomenon of hate speech and will examine the various forms it takes, affected groups and its possible causes. Athens: 19 & 20 March 2016

Culture Shift: Technology Meets Art

Culture Shift: Technology Meets Art

Develop or refine a creative idea, create an app or service, and build on your digital skills at a three-day hackathon we're hosting in Athens from 1 to 3 April 2016. Register by 18 March.

fiveFilms4freedom 2016

fiveFilms4freedom 2016

The world’s first global, digital LGBT film festival is back from 16 to 27 March 2016 – brought to you for a second year by the British Council and the British Film Institute (BFI).

A young woman taking part in a Cultural Skills Academy workshop

Cultural Skills Academy

Are you an arts, cultural or heritage professional looking to develop new ways of working in the sector? Apply to our Academy and be taught by UK experts. Athens: 15 March–23 April

Shakespeare's Henry VIII directed by Gregory Thompson

Shakespeare Lives: Lecture by director Gregory Thompson

Award-winning director Gregory Thompson will explore how Shakespeare continues to affect and speak to the hearts of audiences today. Thessaloniki: 28 February 2016 | Athens: 29 February 2016

Globe to Globe Hamlet , part of our Shakespeare Lives programme

Globe to Globe Hamlet

We're delighted to announce the visit to Athens by Shakespeare’s historic Globe Theatre for two performances of ‘Hamlet’ as part of an unprecedented world tour: 27 February 2016.

National Theatre of Northern Greece Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare Lives at the National Theatre of Northern Greece

As part of Shakespeare Lives, we’re supporting two of this season’s most compelling theatre productions: ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet on the road’. Thessaloniki: 15 January–27 March 2016

Edu-Skills: Educators’ Workshop on Skills Development

Edu-Skills: Educators’ Workshop on Skills Development

Are you an educator who wants to improve your soft skills? Sign up for the workshop we're organising in partnership with INNOVATHENS powered by Samsung. Athens: 8 December 2015

Think Social. Act Business.

Think Social. Act Business. 2

We're delighted to invite you to a series of workshops and discussions we're organising on the theme of social entrepreneurship. Thessaloniki: 2 December 2015

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

This supernatural love story is capturing the hearts of audiences around the world. Venues across the UK: 1 December 2015–30 April 2016

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The Inclusive Museum

Join us at the 5th Museum Day Conference, which will focus on how museums and other cultural institutions can function as change agents. Athens: 26 November | Thessaloniki: 27 November 2015

Kathréptis: International Meeting on the Future of the City

Kathréptis: International Meeting on the Future of the City

How can we make Athens a better place to live? Join us at Kathréptis and take part in thought-provoking discussions on the role of culture in urban development. Athens: 20 November 2015

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Sustainable School: Vision, actions, perspectives

Join us at our two-day international symposium, where we will discuss the concept of the sustainable school and share experiences with other countries. Athens: 6 & 7 November 2015

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Greece-UK Creative Writing Exchange 2015–16

We're delighted to invite you to join our new Writing Groups, which we are running for the fourth consecutive year at our Athens office. Application deadline: 11 October 2015

Frank Auerbach at Tate Britain

Frank Auerbach Exhibition at Tate Britain

Frank Auerbach is a British artist whose work includes some of the most vibrant and inventive paintings of recent times. London: 9 October 2015–13 March 2016

European Literary Walk 2015

Join us at the Book Arcade (Stoa tou Vivliou), where you'll have the chance to meet renowned European writers and listen to them read extracts from their work. Athens: 19 September 2015

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Researchers' Night 2015

Explore the mysteries of science at the biggest celebration of science in Europe. Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Trikala, Corinth, Pylos, Rhodes and Heraklion: 5–25 September 2015

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MARCH Comenius Network

MARCH (MAke science Real in sCHools) is a new European network aimed at supporting best practice in science education in schools.

International Creative Writing Summer School

International Creative Writing Summer School 2015

In partnership with the Kingston Writing School, we're proud to announce our second annual International Creative Writing Summer School. Athens & Thessaloniki: 1–27 June 2015.

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Thessaloniki Science Festival

The festival will give adults and children the opportunity to meet scientists, carry out experiments, attend workshops, debates and screenings, and much more. Thessaloniki: 14–17 May 2015

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FameLab 2015

Join us at the Grand Final of this year's FameLab Competition – our talent show for scientists – and find out who'll represent Greece at FameLab International 2015. Athens: 21 March 2015

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School Lab 2015

We're delighted to invite you to the final round of School Lab 2015, where the finalists will present their videos and take part in an exciting battle for the prizes. Athens: 21 March 2015

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fiveFilms4freedom

Watch one of these five great films between 19 and 29 March 2015 and show that who we love, and who we are, is a basic human right.

Still from the documentary 'War and Peace in the Balkans'

War & Peace in the Balkans

Join us at a screening of the documentary 'War & Peace in the Balkans', which is taking place as part of the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival: 15 March 2015.

Culture Shift: Technology Meets Art

Culture Shift: Technology Meets Art

Develop or refine a creative idea, create an app or service, and build on your digital skills at a three-day Creative Hack event we're hosting for the first time in Athens: 6–8 March 2015.

Zafos Xagoraris: Downhill Classroom

Zafos Xagoraris: Downhill Classroom

Xagoraris's installation takes the form of an outdoor classroom on non-horizontal ground, making a statement on teaching methods used in conditions of crisis. Athens: 25 February–17 May 2015

The Performers Quartet

EUNIC Thessaloniki presents: S(w)inging Love

Don’t miss this unique musical show by the Performers Quartet featuring some of the most well-known love songs of all time. Thessaloniki: 20 February 2015

European Creative Hubs Forum 2015

European Creative Hubs Forum 2015

The Forum aims to host hundreds of Creative Hub Managers from across Europe to provide sessions on capacity-building, investment models and Hub case studies. Portugal: 13–15 January 2015

Painting exhibition: Andreas Georgiadis ‘The Alexandria Quartet’

Art exhibition: Andreas Georgiadis ‘The Alexandria Quartet’

‘The Alexandria Quartet’ exhibition of paintings by Andreas Georgiadis is based on Lawrence Durrell's tetralogy of novels of the same name. Athens: 16 December 2014–17 January 2015

Museum Conference: The Future is Now

Museum Conference: The Future is Now

This year's conference will examine the shifts museums are experiencing in their environment and how they are adapting to a new reality. Athens: 4 December | Thessaloniki: 5 December 2014

University Business Co-operation Conference

University Business Co-operation Conference in Thessaloniki

The conference aims to explore the relationship between academia and the labour market, and will include a recorded interview with Sir Tim Wilson. Thessaloniki: 26 November 2014

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The British Council at TEDxUniversityofMacedonia: Ithacas

This year's TEDxUniversityofMacedonia is entitled 'Ithacas' and 12 speakers will share the ideas that prompted them to embark on a journey to their own Ithaca. Thessaloniki: 15 November 2014

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Entrepreneurship Conference: Doing business the other way

Join us at the social entrepreneurship conference we're organising aimed at presenting international and Greek experiences, best practice and business tools. Athens: 3 November 2014

Innovation ID Conference

Innovation ID Conference

We're delighted to invite you to the international 'Innovation ID' conference we're organising on the theme of design as a tool for business innovation. Thessaloniki: 21 October 2014

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The Creative Economy – An infinite opportunity for growth

The conference aims to bring together internationally acclaimed professionals to discuss the role of the creative economy in economic and social development. Athens: 18 October 2014

David Harsent

European Literary Walk 2014

Join us at the Book Arcade (Stoa tou Vivliou), where you'll have the chance to meet renowned European writers and listen to them read extracts from their work. Athens: 27 September 2014

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Researchers' Night 2014

Explore the mysteries of science at the biggest celebration of science in Europe. Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Larissa, Corinth, Pylos, Rhodes, Heraklion & Rethymnon: 26 September 2014

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Studying abroad Larissa event

As part of this year’s European Day of Languages activities in Larissa, we invite you to an event entitled 'Everything you need to know about your studies abroad': 26 September 2014

20th Athens International Film Festival

20th Athens International Film Festival – Opening nights

Don’t miss this year's festival, which includes independent films, premières, documentaries and tributes, as well as all-time classics and midnight screenings: 17–28 September 2014

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Social Business Excellence Awards 2014

Find out which seven social enterprises won a Social Business Excellence Award for their vision and action plan for 2014.

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Regional Museums and European Identity: Past and Future

Join us at the one-day conference organised by the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) exploring the role of museums in shaping a European identity. Athens: 16 June 2014

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Future City Game

In partnership with Parallaxi and Thessaloniki Differently, we invite you to an interactive team game focusing on an unknown area of Thessaloniki, formerly known a Tsair: 14 & 15 June 2014.

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International Creative Writing Summer School 2014

In partnership with the Kingston Writing School, we're proud to announce our second annual International Creative Writing Summer School. Athens & Thessaloniki: 31 May–28 June 2014.

Roman Drama and its Contexts

Roman Drama and its Contexts

We're delighted to support this conference organised by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, which focuses on modern interpretations of Roman drama. Thessaloniki: 29 May–1 June 2014

TEDxThessaloniki 2014: Every End is a Beginning

TEDxThessaloniki 2014: Every End is a Beginning

Come along to this year’s TEDxThessaloniki, showcasing the ever-evolving relationship between new beginnings and endings. Thessaloniki: 10 May 2014

Future City Conference

Future City

In partnership with the magazine Parallaxi and the Thessaloniki Differently initiative, we're delighted to invite you to a public dialogue on the Thessaloniki of tomorrow: 4 May 2014.

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FameLab 2014

Join us at the Grand Final of this year's FameLab Competition – our talent show for scientists – and find out who'll represent Greece at FameLab International 2014. Athens: 3 May 2014

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School Lab 2014

Come along to the final of our pioneering science competition School Lab 2014 and join us in celebrating the students' achievements in promoting modern science! Athens: 3 May 2014

Athens Science Festival

1st Athens Science Festival

The festival will give adults and children the opportunity to meet scientists, carry out experiments, play games, and attend lectures, workshops and debates. Athens: 30 April–4 May 2014

Tim Crouch and Andy Smith

Don’t miss 'What happens to the hope at the end of the evening' a provocative new performance by long-term collaborators Tim Crouch and Andy Smith. Athens: 11–13 April 2014

Karpos Centre of Education and Intercultural Communication

Media literacy workshop and discussion

In partnership with Karpos, we're pleased to invite you to a media literacy workshop and lecture by Mark Reid, Head of Education at the British Film Institute. Athens: 6 & 7 April 2014

Life Skills

Life Skills: Workshops for schools

Our Life Skills workshops for pupils aged 10–17 aim to help young people manage the challenges of daily life and are delivered in schools for six consecutive weeks. Apply by 31 March 2014

Think Social. Act Business.

Think Social. Act Business. in Thessaloniki

Following the success of the conference we organised in Athens last December, it's our pleasure to invite you to a new social entrepreneurship event in Thessaloniki: 28 March 2014.

University Business Co-operation

University Business Co-operation

This panel discussion aims to explore the connection and relationship between academia and the labour market and will include an interview with Sir Tim Wilson. Athens: 27 March 2014

Thessaloniki as an international education hub

Thessaloniki as an International Education Hub

Join us at the one-day conference we're co-organising to discuss Thessaloniki’s potential to position itself as an international education hub. Thessaloniki: 20 March 2014

Michael Wolff

In Conversation with Michael Wolff

Legendary designer and branding expert Michael Wolff talks to journalist Rachel Howard about the value of curiosity and creativity, and the importance of authenticity. Athens: 17 March 2014

Demdike Stare

Don’t miss the opportunity to witness the fantastic live experience of Demdike Stare – a British experimental electronic music duo – at the Hertz Festival. Athens: 16 February 2014

Digital Games in Education

Digital Games in Education: Design, creation and use

What is the role of digital games in education? How can they enhance learning? Find out at the event we're organising with the Eugenides Foundation. Athens: 8, 12 & 15 February 2014

Say no to bullying teacher training workshop

Say no to bullying teacher training workshop

Do you want to find out how to combat bullying? Sign up for the teacher training workshop we're organising as part of our 'Respect Diversity' programme. Thessaloniki: 6 February 2014

What I Heard About The World

What I Heard About The World

In partnership with Bios, we invite you to a thought-provoking and entertaining new show by innovative performance-makers Third Angel. Athens & Thessaloniki: 28 January 2014–2 February 2014

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Lecture: Cavafy and England

Dr Victoria Solominidis will examine C.P. Cavafy’s close links with England and relate the chain of events which led him to become an internationally renowned poet. Athens: 18 December 2013

Celebrating Diversity

Celebrating Diversity

We invite you to a musical celebration of the winners of our 'Say no to bullying' competition, where we'll be joined by well-known artists and Olympic medallists. Athens: 16 December 2013

Unlimited Access

Unlimited Access

Unlimited Access is a Europe-wide programme designed to support best practice in performing arts by disabled artists. Athens: 11 December 2013–1 March 2015

A World of Fairy Tales

A World of Fairy Tales

Take a journey to the wonderful world of fairy tales, returning to Thessaloniki this Christmas with the support of EUNIC, and help contribute to the work of ELEPAP: 9, 10 & 30 December 2013.

Future Library Unconference 2013

Don’t miss this year's Future Library Unconference, which will place the library and information field at the centre of the Greek and international stage. Athens: 9 & 10 December 2013

Think Social. Act Business.

Think Social. Act Business. Conference & Workshops

Policy influencers, social organisations and entrepreneurs will come together for a one-day policy dialogue to share experiences of social enterprise in Europe. Athens: 2 & 3 December 2013

From Quarks to Plum Cake

Theatrical science performance: From Plum Cake to Quarks

Our FameLab team will present a theatrical science performance which tells the story of a number of breakthroughs in atomic theory at the start of the 20th century. Athens: 27 November 2013

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Adam Chodzko: You’ll see; this time it’ll be different

As part of our 'Artists in Dialogue' exhibition series, UK artist Adam Chodzko will install imaginary Benaki Museum exhibition posters from the near future: 20 November 2013–19 January 2014.

Gob Squad 'Before Your Very Eyes' © Phile Deprez

Gob Squad: Before Your Very Eyes

Don’t miss Gob Squad’s first performance in Greece. Seven children – ‘growing up’ before our astonished eyes – play with life, love and death. Athens: 8–10 November 2013

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Strengthening Islamic-Christian coexistence values

This seminar brings together a group of experts from the UK, Greece and Jordan to discuss the Amman Message, and aims to promote intercultural dialogue. Thessaloniki: 29 October 2013

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IETM Athens 2013 – Tomorrow

We’re delighted to partner with IETM (International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts), which is hosting its annual Plenary Meeting in Athens for the first time: 17–20 October 2013.

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The Educational Museum Conference

Join us at the conference and find out about the latest developments in the field of museum education in Europe and North America. Athens 17 October & Thessaloniki 18 October 2013

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Capacity development & information session for young artists

If you’re an up-and-coming artist/cultural professional based in Greece, this session will help you improve your application-writing skills for internatiοnal funders. Athens: 16 October 2013

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4th Athens Biennale 2013 AGORA

At a time when the financial crisis in Greece is reaching new heights, this year's Biennale will explore creative alternatives to a state of bankruptcy. Athens: 28 September–1 December 2013

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Researchers' Night 2013

Explore the mysteries of science at Researchers' Night, the biggest celebration of science and research in Europe. Thessaloniki, Volos, Athens, Patras & Heraklion: 27 September 2013

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Social Entrepreneurship Seminars: The Impact Series

If you're interested in social entrepreneurship, don’t miss our 'Impact Series' of seminars, aimed at jump-starting social enterprise in Greece. Athens: 20 September–8 November 2013.

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Athens Plaython Festival 2013

Don’t miss Athens Plaython, the biggest street games festival in Greece, which will turn the pedestrian area around the Thissio metro station into one big playground: 14 & 15 September 2013.

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The Street Value of Science

As part of Researchers’ Night, we're proud to present an unexpected encounter between science, technology and music. Patras, Athens, Heraklion, Volos & Thessaloniki: 12–27 September 2013.

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Athens International Creative Writing Summer School 2013

Passionate about writing? Apply now for our first Athens International Creative Writing Summer School: Athens: 17 June–13 July 2013. Deadline for applications: 10 June

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Fostering Peace by Akbar Ahmed

Don’t miss the lecture we're organising by leading anthropologist and scholar of Islamic Studies, Ambassador Akbar Ahmed. Athens: 13 June 2013

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FameLab 2013

Who will be crowned champion of FameLab International 2013? Watch the Grand Final direct from the Cheltenham Science Festival via live-streaming: 7 June 2013

Social Entrepreneurship in Education

Social Entrepreneurship in Education

In collaboration with Loft2work, the Embassy of Austria and the social enterprise 180º, we are hosting a workshop around Social Entrepreneurship in Education. Athens: 31 May 2013

Youth and Politics

Engage: Youth and Politics

What role should young people play in politics? Join us at the Youth and Politics open forum, where you'll have the opportunity to find out more from our guest speakers. Athens: 28 May 2013

10th Thessaloniki International Book Fair

UK Guest of Honour at Thessaloniki International Book Fair

Don’t miss the rich programme of literary events we’re organising to mark the Thessaloniki International Book Fair’s choice of the UK as guest of honour this year: 16–19 May 2013.

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Travelling Salesman

Join us at the Greek premiere of Timothy Lanzone’s film Travelling Salesman, a thriller telling the tale of the most elusive problem in computer science history: P vs NP. Athens: 15 May 2013

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School Lab 2013

Come along to the final of our pioneering science competition School Lab 2013 and join us in celebrating the students' achievements in promoting modern science! Athens: 12 May 2013

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Silent Space Stand Still

Come along to Silent Space Stand Still, an exhibition that explores the use of sound in a mosque in central Athens that has long been silent. Athens: ends 27 April 2013

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TEDMED Live Athens

Don't miss TEDMED Live Athens, an interactive conference focusing on issues such as innovation in science, medicine and health. Athens: 21 April 2013

Twice a Stranger exhibition

Twice a Stranger Exhibition

The Twice a Stranger Exhibition is a cross-media project about the greatest forced migrations and population exchanges of the 20th century. Athens: 18 September–25 November 2012

Think Social. Act business.

Think Social. Act Business.

Sign up for the workshops we’re organising as part of our Think Social. Act Business. programme, aimed at creating awareness of social entrepreneurship in Greece. Athens: 8–28 June 2012

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Dickens 2012

Don’t miss the series of events we’re organising throughout Greece as part of our global Dickens 2012 programme to mark the bicentenary of Dickens’s birth: 29 March–23 December 2012.

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European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity

To mark the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations 2012, we invite you to a unique series of events for all ages taking place in Athens on 6 and 20 March 2012.

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Made in Britain

Made in Britain, which we are organising in collaboration with the Benaki Museum, features around 150 works by a wide range of artists. Athens: 14 February–22 April 2012

DV8 Physical Theatre: Can we talk about this?

Dv8 physical theatre: Can we talk about this?

We're delighted to present internationally acclaimed DV8 Physical Theatre Company and their award-winning director Lloyd Newson with a new work. Athens: 6–11 December 2011

‘Yours and Mine is Ours’ by Ciara Phillips

Artists in Dialogue with the Benaki Museum

Artists in Dialogue with the Benaki Museum brings together artists from Greece, Cyprus and the UK. Athens: 12 October 2011–4 June 2017

Damien Hirst: New Religion

Damien Hirst: New Religion

We're proud to present acclaimed artist Damien Hirst’s first solo exhibition in Greece: in Thessaloniki from 7 April to 31 July 2011 and in Athens from 20 September–27 November 2011.

International Conference: Integration and Diversity or Segregation and Exclusion?

Integration and diversity or segregation and exclusion?

The conference will address the fundamental issues of integration and diversity within our societies and cities. Thessaloniki: 28 March & 29 March 2011

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IQ2 Debate: Only good can come out of building a mosque in Athens

In collaboration with Intelligence Squared Greece, we are organising a debate on a timely topic that will bring speakers from Greece and Britain together. Athens: 28 February 2011

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Equal Opportunities and Diversity Conference

Join us at a conference we are organising aimed at raising awareness of equal opportunities and diversity issues in the workplace. Thessaloniki: 24 September 2010

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