Exhibition of New Greek souvenirs in the Benaki Museum

The exhibition «It's all, oh so souvenir to me Vol. 3 ", representing the new ideas and unexpected solutions, embodied in a unique souvenirs, opened on March 26, 2015 at the branch of the Benaki Museum on the Pireos street.

The third in a series of exhibition identifies traditional souvenir as an aesthetic object, breaking stereotypes and folklore aiming to introduce a new Greek identity.

Hercules and Lernaean Hydra, Karagiozis, Cycladic dovecote, Athenian topography: more than 50 Greek designers present new objects inspired by any of their personal "mythology" or unique exhibits from permanent exhibition of Benaki Museum. The result tends to reverse the image that comes to mind when we hear the word "souvenir".

The exhibition runs until 10 April 2015.

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