Katerina Gregos was the founding director of Greek collector Dakis Joannou’s Athens-based Deste Foundation and has organised a number of international exhibitions
Katerina Gregos, a Greek-born writer and curator who has worked at a number of major international biennials and organisations, has been appointed the artistic director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens. The museum reopens today after an extended shutdown due to pandemic restrictions, which are being eased with the aim of opening the country to much-needed tourism.
Gregos takes up her post on 1 July.
“After working 15 years abroad, it is a great honour for me to take over this position,” Gregos said in statement, adding by email that she is “looking forward to this challenge and to be able to contribute to the discussion on what a contemporary art institution can meaningfully contribute to society today, in these challenging times.”