It’s been a wonderful Christmas atmosphere last Sunday at the Eleni Marneri Galerie, Athens, a minute’s walk from the Acropolis Museum. Soprano Gogo Ksagara and harpist Lenia Zapheiropoulou performed 4 songs of Sibelius for the opening of the group exhibition “Strong Wishes” which takes place until the 10th January. A little later, the road in front of the gallery echoed the…
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Less than 48 hours left for a very rare and special auction of Byzantine icons, personal items of Tsar Alexander II as well as contemporary Greek and Cypriot art. Αrt consultancy La Parole Divine organises an auction of Russian and Greek Icons and, Greek and Cypriot Art, on the 15th December at the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol, Cyprus. Until then, the icons, paintings and sculpture to…
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Eleni Marneri Gallery presents an one-off series of gold-embellished soap by Dimitra Natural. Made out of symbolism rather than luxury, this original idea found its roots in ancient texts of Homer’s litterature and the Old Testament. The prime material for the soap is olive oil, which Homer called “liquid gold”. In an effort to materialize this metaphor in an allegoric and…
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Flea markets are an all-year-round tradition in Belgium, but they reach their peak of fabulousness just around Christmas. Apart from the Sunday classic flea market in Place aux Marche des Herbes (Herbs Market Square) in Brussels, here are a couple of other indoors Christmas markets in Belgium, worth visiting this Christmas season. – Nivelles, Grande Place, Marché des Artisans, Salle…
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I let this article slip into the “Arts and Culture” category because, first, I consider culinary an art and, second, because environmental consciousness is a matter of culture as well. Commissioner for the Environment of Cyprus Republic, Mr Charalambos Theopemptou, presented the first “Green Key” Award to be awarded to a restaurant in Cyprus. The winner of the prize is…
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