We are opening historic buildings.
We are creating new museums, re-exhibiting important collections.
We are restoring and sustaining the operation of historic theatres.
We are upgrading galleries, libraries and cultural spaces.
We are creating new, open and fully accessible cradles of culture.
The Municipal Gallery of Athens, which belongs to OPANDA, was founded in 1914 with the painter Stavros Papapanagiotou as its first curator. From 1923, the Gallery’s collection gradually developed into a more object-based assemblage, while in the 1930s -1940s, it was enriched...
The Technopolis City of Athens is housed in the old Athens Gasworks. This rare industrial monument has been transformed into the most vibrant cultural space in the city’s heart, open and accessible to all, with more than 1,000,000 visitors a year....
The legendary building of Akadimias Street, which housed the National Opera House for more than 50 years, has now become the Municipal Music Theatre of Athens. A new era has begun for the Olympia Theatre, and the city itself since...
The Aggeliki Chatzimichali Museum of Folk Art and Tradition has been operating since 1980 and is housed in the old mansion of the first Greek folklorist Aggeliki Chatzimichali (1895-1965) in Plaka. The Museum collections include folk art, wood carving, metalwork,...
The City of Athens Central Library is one of the oldest libraries in Greece. It was founded by the mayor Anargyros Petrakis in 1835 and is now housed in the traditional building at 2 Domokou Street near Larissa Railway Station....
The Arts Centre at Parko Eleftherias is a landmark as it is part of a four-building complex of late 19th-century military architecture, which the Greek Military Police (EAT – ESA) used as torture sites during the dictatorship (1967-1974). Today, the...
The Technopolis City of Athens is housed in the old Athens Gasworks. This rare industrial monument has been transformed into the most vibrant cultural space in the city’s heart, open and accessible to all, with more than 1,000,000 visitors a year....
The Arts Centre at Parko Eleftherias is a landmark as it is part of a four-building complex of late 19th-century military architecture, which the Greek Military Police (EAT – ESA) used as torture sites during the dictatorship (1967-1974). Today, the...
The Melina Cultural Centre is housed in the old hat factory of Ilias Poulopoulos, which was founded in 1886. The original hat factory was nicknamed Pil-Poul: Pil from “pilos”, meaning hat, and Poul from the owner’s last name, Poulopoulos. It...
Innovathens is a modern, open space for fostering new entrepreneurship and developing digital skills. It is the meeting point for people with innovative ideas who want to turn them into business opportunities. Furthermore, it is a vibrant organisation to meet the modern and...
The Serafio City of Athens is a unique Sports, Culture and Innovation complex of 3.500 m2 that includes exemplary sports and cultural facilities and hosts the City of Athens Innovation Hub. Serafio welcomes young and adults, visitors and residents, institutions...
Athens 9.84, the City Radio Athens 9. 84 was the first non-state radio station in Greece. It began its operation on May 31, 1987. Since then, it has been producing and broadcasting non-stop informative, cultural, economic and sports radio content,...
The Municipal Gallery of Athens, which belongs to OPANDA, was founded in 1914 with the painter Stavros Papapanagiotou as its first curator. From 1923, the Gallery’s collection gradually developed into a more object-based assemblage, while in the 1930s -1940s, it was enriched...
The legendary building of Akadimias Street, which housed the National Opera House for more than 50 years, has now become the Municipal Music Theatre of Athens. A new era has begun for the Olympia Theatre, and the city itself since...
The multi-purpose space “Anna & Maria Kalouta” is located in the neighbourhood of Neos Kosmos, with a well-organized theatre hall hosting performances, music concerts and cultural events, while on the 1st floor of the building is the “Yannis Fleury” dance...
Every September, in the historical neighbourhood of Athens, on the picturesque, green hill of Ippie Colonus, the Open Air Theatre of Colonus hosts the Colonus Festival organised by OPANDA. The residents and visitors of the city are given the unique...
The Open Air Theatre of Grava is located inside the school complex, next to the Cultural Centre. The Theatre is another culture cradle supported by OPANDA. In the summer, it hosts cultural events, offering the wider area citizens a vital...
The Aggeliki Chatzimichali Museum of Folk Art and Tradition has been operating since 1980 and is housed in the old mansion of the first Greek folklorist Aggeliki Chatzimichali (1895-1965) in Plaka. The Museum collections include folk art, wood carving, metalwork,...
The Industrial Gas Museum launched in 2013 at Technopolis aims to showcase an essential part of the city’s recent history, the old Athens Gasworks, a unique historical site, which provided the capital with energy and lighting for 130 years. The...
The Dodecanesian House Museum was founded by the philologist, writer and folklorist Vassilis Moskovis, born in Symi. It is accommodated in Vassilis and Irini Moskovis’ house, in the Sepolia neighbourhood. It includes a folklore and art collection dedicated to the...
The Plato Academy Digital Museum is housed in a specially designed building that forms part of the Plato’s Academy district exhibition. It includes a range of physical exhibits and multimedia applications. Through multiple layers of information, visitors are guided through...
The Eleftherios Venizelos Museum was founded in 1984 and opened its doors to the public on March 30, 1986. It is housed in an autonomous building next to the Athens Municipality Arts Center at Parko Eleftherias. The central core of...
The first Maria Callas Museum in the world invites visitors to immerse themselves in her world and discover her unique interpretation of some of the most iconic roles of her career. Through texts, objects, videos and rare audio clips that...
The City of Athens Central Library is one of the oldest libraries in Greece. It was founded by the mayor Anargyros Petrakis in 1835 and is now housed in the traditional building at 2 Domokou Street near Larissa Railway Station....
The Children’s Library belongs to the City of Athens Cultural, Sport & Youth Organization (OPANDA It is located in the Park for the Child and Culture and is addressed to children aged 6-15 years old. Its collection includes Greek and foreign language...
The Toddlers’ Library of the Municipality of Athens is located in the Park for the Child and Culture and is the first Library in Greece designed exclusively for toddlers. It belongs to the City of Athens Cultural, Sport & Youth Organization (OPANDA)...
Ioanneios Library is a branch of the Municipal Library. The Library’s Collection covers all subject areas with particular emphasis on Literature (Greek & Foreign), Ancient Greek Literature, Psychology, Philosophy, Education (Aids), History, Information material (Dictionaries – Encyclopedias). Its long catalogue...
The Children’s Library belongs to the City of Athens Cultural, Sport & Youth Organization (OPANDA It is located in the Park for the Child and Culture and is addressed to children aged 6-15 years old. Its collection includes Greek and foreign language...
Welcome to the City of Athens Book Space, located within the beautiful Eleftherias Park on Vas. Sofias Avenue. The modern and vibrant centre is dedicated to the world of books and is open to visitors of all ages. Immerse yourself...
The building first opened in 1842, initially housing the Elpis Municipal Hospital. Initially designed by the German architect F. Schaubert, the building has housed the Cultural Centre since 1971. Today it hosts, amongst others, all the central services of OPANDA....
The famous Patissia neighbourhood is eventually revived, as the historic summer cinema, AB opened again after 30 years. The cinema closed back in 1990 when the imposing two-storey mansion on Theotokopoulou Street housing it was sold. In 2005, the Municipality...