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A Greek Billionaire Is Converting an Abandoned Tobacco Factory in Athens Into a Culture Venue—and Gifting It to the Government

The debut show will feature work by Michael Rakowitz, Glenn Ligon, and Danh Vo. December 14, 2020 The Lenorman Street Tobacco Factory, Athens. Half of the building is home to the library of Hellenic Parliament. The other half is being renovated by the art foundation Neon and will house a cultural center. Photo ©Giorgos Charisis; courtesy of the Hellenic Parliament and Neon. An old tobacco factory in Athens is about to become a cultural center. Set to open next year with an exhibition featuring international artists including Michael Rakowitz, Glenn Ligon, and Danh Vo, the launch will coincide with the 200th anniversary of Greece’s revolution against Ottoman Empire, which led to the foundation of the modern Greek state.

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Huge historic tobacco factory in Athens to be renovated into cultural space by 2021

The former Public Tobacco Factory, which now houses the Hellenic Parliament Library and Printing House Photo: © Giorgos Charisis; courtesy of the Hellenic Parliament and Neon To mark the 200th anniversary of Greece’s liberation from the Ottoman Empire, the arts organisation Neon is renovating a historic building in Athens. Following the €1m restoration and a large-scale exhibition in 2021, it will be gifted back to the state to use as a cultural centre. The Lenorman Street Tobacco Factory currently lies half unused while the other half houses the library of the Hellenic Parliament. Following the financial crisis in Greece from late-2009, many large buildings in the city were abandoned. Collaborative initiatives like this means that such spaces can be updated with minimal cost to the state particularly important given the lack of government funds available for such projects in a post-pandemic world.

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