A Journey to Cavafy’s Alexandria at Benaki

Anna Boghiguian’s Watercolours: This exhibition is the premiere presentation in Athens of the oeuvre of painter Anna Boghiguian. Her watercolours act as guides, leading us to re-read Cavafy’s poems and travel to the magical landscape of Alexandria. A voyage that appears lyrical, but also explosive and dark; a voyage that transports the past into the present, bathes Alexander in the waters of the Ganges and hides the Laestrygones and the Cyclopes within an urban landscape. The exhibition runs till the 19th of September.

Duration
15/05/2010 - 19/09/2010

Place
Athens, Greece
Benaki Museum
Kerameikos Building Complex (Museum of Islamic Art)
22 Ag. Asomaton & 12 Dipilou St.
tel 210 325 1311
fax 210 322 5550

Organization
Benaki Museum, Kalfayan Galleries

Ticket Price:

Full admission: € 5 Reduced admission: € 3

Free admission every Wednesday and International Museum Day (May 18th)

Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 9:00 - 15:00
Wednesday: 9:00 - 21:00
Thursday, July 8, 2010 CLOSED because of STRIKE

HOLY WEEK:
Monday, Thursday 9:00 -15:00
Wednesday: 9:00 - 21:00
Friday: 12:00 - 15:00
Saturday: 9:00 - 15:00

Closed on Monday and the following holidays: March 25th, May 1st, August 15th, October 28th, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Epiphany, Easter Day, Easter Monday, Clean Monday, Holy Spirit Day.

The Shop and the Snack bar-Restaurant is open during the opening hours of the Museum.

The traditional coffee shop in the Museum of Islamic Art, located in Kerameikos, a section of the old city of Athens, has a panoramic view of the city of Athens, from the Acropolis and the Pnyx to the Kerameikos Cemetery and Piraeus. On Wednesday, the museum is open until 9:00 p.m., giving visitors the opportunity to take a break and enjoy the sunset.

ACCESS:

BUSES 026, 027, 031, 035, 049, 731, 811, 812, 815, 820, 836, 838, 839, 851, 856, 865, 914, Α16, Β18, Γ16, Ε63
TROLLEY-BUSES 21
METRO line 3 (MONASTIRAKI station)
RAIL THESEION station

06.09.2010

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