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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center September 2016 _ Events Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) aspires to become a high standard, urban, multifunctional complex for education, arts and entertainment. Designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW), the project consists of the construction and complete outfitting of the new facilities of the National Library of Greece (NLG) and the Greek National Opera (GNO), as well as the creation of the 210,000 m2 Stavros Niarchos Park. The SNFCC’s development is entirely funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in an exclusive grant of 617 million euros. The project will be handed over to the Greek State which will assume its full operation and management. The SNF wishes to keep the SNFCC in constant dialogue with the public until its official delivery to the State, making the SNFCC fully accessible to the public and giving visitors the opportunity to re-discover and enjoy the project. Therefore starting in August and until the delivery to the Greek State, the SNFCC intensifies its programming, offering a program of free events which will include among others athletic events, activities for children and families, movie screenings, musical concerts and many more. Visitors will also be able to participate in guided tours of the NLG and GNO facilities. All events are funded exclusively by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. FREE ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS Stavros Niarchos Park Monday – Sunday: 06:00 - 00:00 Visitors Center Monday – Sunday: 09.00 - 22.00 Evripidou & Doiranis Str., 176 74, Kallithea Information: by phone at +30 216 8091001/2/3 or by email at [email protected] Information on the SNFCC Membership Program +30216 8091010 or by email at [email protected] The SNFCC offers a free WiFi service. Shuttle Bus For the facilitation of access to and from the SNFCC during the days of scheduled events, you can use the free shuttle bus service that connects Syggrou - Fix metro station (starting point from Kallirois Avenue) with Evripidou street (beginning of the Esplanade) and vice versa. This service relates to all events, expect the Guided Tours. The bus routes take place 30 minutes prior to the commencement and 30 minutes after the end of each event. Parking Τhe parking facilities, of a capacity of 1.000 car spaces, which follow the SNFCC’s opening hours, will operate without charge at this stage. Later on, parking facilities will be available upon payment. The SNFCC premises, including the parking area, are accessible to wheelchair users and people with kinetic disabilities. Guided Tours Visitors are guided through the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW). Guided tours take place inside the state-of-the-art building complex set to house the new headquarters for the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera as well as the interior and exterior public space surrounding the buildings. Tours begin at the Agora. Tour duration: 90΄ Number of participants per tour: 25 The tour includes long distance walking within the SNFCC premises, as well as the use of elevators and stairs. Monday - Sunday: 10.00–11.30* 11.00-12.30 12.00-13.30 16.00-17.30 16.30-18.00 18.00-19.30 18.30-20.00 The tour starting at 10.00 will be held in English. Pre-registration is required at www.SNFCC.org Spyros Louis' Breal Cup On April 18, 2012 the Stavros Niarchos Foundation announced that it acquired Breal's Silver Cup, the first Marathon Winner's Cup presented to Spyros Louis at the inaugural Modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, in an auction held at Christie's, where it was being offered for sale for the first time by the runner's grandson. The Foundation's decision to participate in the auction was motivated by the Cup's historical significance both as an Olympic and a national artifact. The Foundation announced immediately its commitment to make the Cup available to the public and to share it with everyone by displaying it permanently at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, upon its completion. In the interim, more than 3,500,000 visitors have had the opportunity of viewing the Cup during its exhibit at the Acropolis Museum in Athens (September 2012 - August 2014 and April 2015 - January 2016). The Cup was also hosted for 6 months at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne (September 2014 - March 2015), during a period that coincided with the International Marathon of Lausanne, which attracted approximately 3,000 runners from around the world, enabling both athletes and visitors to see this historic Olympic artifact from up close. Exhibition Yannis Moralis – Christos Kapralos Friendship in Life and Art LIGHTHOUSE September 21-December 18 Yannis Moralis and Christos Kapralos first met and became friends at the Athens School of Fine Arts. They met again in Paris, where they eagerly explored modernist movements while remaining true to their classical values. In 1939, they returned to Greece, where they continued to pursue their dialogue with classicism throughout the German occupation. In the 1950s, each of the two artists developed his own personal version of modernism: Moralis his funerary paintings and Kapralos his bronze sculptures, produced by adopting the lost-wax casting process. These sculptures would bring him international recognition at the Venice Biennale in 1962. A selection of 18 bronze sculptures by Kapralos will go on display, alongside a small retrospective exhibition by Moralis. A total of 50 masterpieces by Yannis Moralis from his substantial donation to the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum and from private collections trace the artist’s evolution from his early career to the classical abstraction of his last works. The two artists – eventually neighbours on the island of Aegina – never ceased to pursue a contemporary dialogue with Greek antiquity. Children Activities Play and Learn (Folk Games - Music and Kinetics education) A contemporary and amusing revival of games that still excite children in squares or school yards and which we are all acquainted with or have played when young. Hopscotch, tug of war, hoops and hop sack racing will be, among others the starting point for contemporary versions of the games which, however, will not change those particular features that have made them last through time, becoming an integral part of our folk culture. And it is not only the children who will have fun playing. Grown-ups will recall memories from their childhood and might even be tempted to play too, turning this activity into a meeting across generations and an occasion for some essential mentoring of the young. Design - Implementation: Regeneration & Progress Tuesday, September 6, 13, 20 & 27 GREAT LAWN 17.00-18.30 (for children aged 5-8) 18.30-20.00 (for children aged 9-12) Pre-registration is required at www.SNFCC.org Psychomotor Education Program for Children Through the Psychomotor Education Program, children have the opportunity to participate in a variety of psychomotor games, structured around the skills of their particular age group. The aim of the program is the recreational and creative involvement of children in a specially configured environment, promoting the idea of exercise as a daily lifestyle. Physical education teachers, experienced in mobility, pedagogical and learning issues, guide children during this activity, which is open to all and equally aims to embrace children with particular mobility and learning difficulties. Design - Implementation: Regeneration & Progress Thursday, September 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 RUNNING TRACK 17:00 - 18:30 (for children aged 5-8) 18:30 - 20:00 (for children aged 9-12) Pre-registration is required at www.SNFCC.org Sailing the Canal Following the inspiration of the architect Renzo Piano, that incorporates the SNFCC's canal, as continuity of the sea, as well as his vision about the solar canopy as a sailing boat with its mast, the Kalamaki Yachting Club presents a series of interactive events including different types of sailing-boats both in the canal and along the water side, with innovative educational activities for children. Design-Implementation: Kalamaki Yachting Club Saturday and Sunday CANAL 09.00-10.00 (for children aged 6-9) 10.00-11.00 (for children aged 9-12) 11.00-12.00 (for teenagers over 17 and adults) 12.00-13.00 (for children aged 12-17) *On Saturday, September 17th the open event will not take place. Pre-registration is required at www.SNFCC.org Magical Garden Join us at an open origami workshop for children!Small birds, frogs, insects, flowers and other little creatures will be formed by colored origami papers, and we will watch them ‘come alive’ in their natural habitat, at the Stavros Niarchos Park. Design-Implementation: Marietta Kallona, papermaker Saturday September 3, 16.00-21.00 / VISITORS CENTER (for children aged 4-12) Pre-registration is required at www.SNFCC.org Hovering & chirping over the SNFCC's sky: A first encounter with clay Let's look at the sky above the SNFCC! Birds hover before their autumn journey, butterflies and bees fly at the Stavros Niarchos Park. A kinesthetic sculpture workshop with clay for pre-school and early elementary children . With simple techniques, children mold, jam, engrave, imprint and dig in a creative play with materials, which empowers their tactile abilities and imagination. Design – Implementation: Georgia Hadjivasiliadi, artist – educator Saturday September 10, 17.30-19.00 / VISITORS CENTER (for children aged 4-6) Pre-registration is required at www.SNFCC.org Introduction to Traditional Greek Dance Dance workshop for children Dancing and play will introduce children to Greek Traditional Dance, through the strengthening of collaboration and team work. The educational goals include activity within a team, collective memory, role playing, observation and expression, observation and creation.