Onassis Cultural Center New York: Greek Culture in focus
The Onassis Cultural Center New York activity brings out the relation of cultural heritage to contemporary art and the humanities.
Through the Onassis Cultural Center New York's exhibitions and initiatives, artists, researchers and academics promote the timeless messages of Greek culture.
The exhibition "A World of Emotions" was awarded the Public's Award at the Global Fine Arts Awards in 2017
The exhibitions organized in the past 20 years by the Onassis Cultural Center New York are always mentioned in the biggest USA media and have many visitors in the center of Manhattan. From "Classical Memories in Modern Greek Art" (2000) to the exhibition about "Dion" (2016) and "A World of Emotions" (which was awarded the public's award at the Global Fine Arts Awards, 2017), the Onassis Cultural Center New York promotes Greek history and culture bringing out a long journey from ancient times to this day. Through its actions, that spread from humanities to visual arts, a dialogue takes place among researchers, academics, thinkers, artists from Greece and the USA. Over the past years, the annual Arts and Ideas Festival explores the legacy of classical tradition to today's art through commissions to contemporary artists.