Full Moon Tango At The Acropolis Museum

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Full Moon Tango At The Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum will celebrate August Full Moon on Tuesday 1st August 2023 with the music and dance event "Tango Acropolis" in the Museum’s entrance courtyard at 9 p.m.

The evening will start with performances by world-renowned tango dancers and a live music presentation will follow by the Orchestra "Con Estilo Tango" with tributes to great musicians of the Golden Age, such as Astor Piazzola, Osvaldo Pugliese and Juan d’ Arienzo, among others. Professional and amateur tango dancers from the public will have the opportunity to dance and turn the Museum’s courtyard into a dance floor. Participation: Nikos Papadimitriou (piano), Lefteris Grivas (bandoneon), Lia Selalmazidi (violin). Entrance to this event will be free.

On this day, the Museum will remain open until 12 midnight with free entry from 8 p.m. onwards and visitors will be able to enjoy the galleries and the view of the Acropolis under the charming moonlight. The restaurant on the second floor will be open during the same hours (dinner reservations: +30 210 9000915).

The event "Tango Acropolis" is held under the aegis of the Embassy of Argentina.