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Greek billionaire Dimitris Daskalopoulos to convert Athens Tobacco Factory into a Cultural Centre Search for: 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 ...

Old Tobacco Factory in Athens to be Converted into Avant-Garde Art Space The Lenorman Street Tobacco Factory. Credit: NeonGreece/Twitter The world-renowned Greek art foundation Neon will convert Athens’ historic Lenorman Street Tobacco Factory into a venue for a cutting-edge art exhibition called “Portals” next year. After the exhibition ends, the venue will be handed back to the Greek state for future use as a cultural center. The exhibition and conversion of the space will tie into the bicentennial celebration of Greece’s War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Neon wil...