{"id":1563,"date":"2017-06-09T10:18:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T10:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2022-04-18T12:06:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:06:28","slug":"guardian-greeces-national-museum-contemporary-art-among-top-10-new-museum-openings-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/guardian-greeces-national-museum-contemporary-art-among-top-10-new-museum-openings-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian: Greece\u2019s National Museum of Contemporary Art Among Top 10 New Museum Openings in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greece\u2019s National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens is included on <em>The Guardian\u2019s<\/em> list of the top ten new museum openings around the world in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory, art and design will be celebrated in their many forms, and disciplines, at new institutions from Paris to Los Angeles and London to Cape Town\u201d, the British newspaper says.<\/p>\n<p>The EMST, which had a \u201csoft launch\u201d in October 2016, is the third new museum on the list.<\/p>\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_90900\"  width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"  data-origwidth=\"1200\" data-origheight=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r7Zcc_zXzfg?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Located in the old Fix brewery on Kallirrois Avenue and Amvrosiou Frantzi Street in Athens, the EMST inaugurated the temporary exhibition space with the show <em>\u201cUrgent Conversations: Athens\u2013Antwerp\u201d<\/em>. The museum\u2019s permanent collection is expected to be unveiled in autumn 2017, when the museum is expected to open in its entirety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reconstruction of EMST has been quite a tale, with over a decade financial and bureaucratic setbacks\u201d, <em>The Guardian<\/em> mentions.<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 new museum openings in 2017<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cboxElement\" href=\"http:\/\/news.gtp.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/EMST_logo.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-99922\" src=\"http:\/\/news.gtp.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/EMST_logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>1. Museum Barberini, Potsdam, Germany<br \/>\n2. Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town<br \/>\n<strong> 3. National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), Athens<\/strong><br \/>\n4. Museum MACAN, Jakarta, Indonesia<br \/>\n5. Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles<br \/>\n6. Victoria &amp; Albert Museum, London<br \/>\n7. Design Society, Sh\u0113nzh\u00e8n, China<br \/>\n8. Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia<br \/>\n9. Mus\u00e9es Yves Saint Laurent, Paris and Marrakech<br \/>\n10. Louvre Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/p>\n<h3>EMST Overview<\/h3>\n<p>The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST) began its operation in 2000.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1565\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EMST_2-e1495461513477.jpg\" alt=\"EMST_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From September 30th, 2008, EMST was hosted in sections of the building of the Athens Conservatory, while from 2003 until 2008 it was hosted in the Athens Concert Hall. It had also presented exhibitions and events at the Athens School of Fine Arts and in the public space.<\/p>\n<p>The Museum\u2019s collection is formed around a very important nucleus of works by Greek and foreign artists, such as Stephen Antonakos, Constantin (Dikos) Byzantios, Vlassis Caniaris, Chryssa, Mona Hatoun, Gary Hill, Emily Jacir, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Nikos Kessanlis, Jannis Kounellis, Shirin Neshat, \u00a0Lucas Samaras, Costas Tsoclis, Bill Viola, a.o, which is constantly enriched.<\/p>\n<p>The first exhibition, entitled <em>Urgent Conversations: Athens \u2013 Antwerp<\/em> inaugurated in 31.10.2016 the temporary exhibition spaces of EMST simultaneously with the Program <em>EMST in the World<\/em>. The new building, will dispose two and more of its floors, for the presentation of its permanent collection, while it will also have spaces for temporary exhibitions, conferences, events, educational programs for children and adults, a library, a project room, a media lounge etc.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: GTP)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece\u2019s National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens is included on The Guardian\u2019s list of the top ten new museum openings around the world in 2017. \u201cHistory, art and design will be celebrated in their many forms, and disciplines, at new institutions from Paris to Los Angeles and London to Cape Town\u201d, the British&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/guardian-greeces-national-museum-contemporary-art-among-top-10-new-museum-openings-2017\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Guardian: Greece\u2019s National Museum of Contemporary Art Among Top 10 New Museum 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