29 June 2021 11:10am
The transformation of Athens’ former Public Tobacco Factory into a Cultural Centre is the talk of the town nowadays, as the renovation of the historic building – which is located in the heart of the city (218 Lenorman Street) – was recently completed. The factory reopened its doors to the public as a vast contemporary art space on 11 June with a grand show on the COVID-19 pandemic, titled “Portals” which will run through to 31 December. The ambitious restoration project is the result of a collaboration between the Hellenic Parliament and the nonprofit contemporary art organization NEON within the framework of the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.
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Greek billionaire Dimitris Daskalopoulos to convert Athens Tobacco Factory into a Cultural Centre
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Dimitris Daskalopoulos, the founder Neon. Credit: @diaronique photo by Trevor Leighton
World-renowned Greek art foundation Neon, established by billionaire financier and art collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos, will convert Athens’ historic Lenorman Street Tobacco Factory into a venue for a contemporary art exhibition called ‘Portals’ next year.
Built between 1927 and 1930, and designed by civic architects Pavlos Athanasakis and Antonis Ligdopoulos, the Lenorman Street Tobacco Factory was declared a historic monument by the Greek Ministry of Culture in 1989.
Renovations on the property began in 2000, but efforts were slowed by the Greek financial crisis of 2009.