NEWS

This June, the Summer Nostos Festival (SNFestival) proposes a homecoming (nostos), a collective “return” to all those things and ideas that the arrival of summer means for each one of us, with an entire week of free events for all, that will take place between June 18 and June 25, 2017.

On Wednesday, May 10, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA), a SNF grantee, held their annual spring gala in New York City.

Travel + Leisure has mentioned the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center as part of a story on an artistic revitalization evident in the city of Athens.

The Tällberg Foundation, with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), has launched the Tällberg Foundation Global Leadership Prize to seek out, honor, and encourage great leaders, as well as reframe the debate on contemporary notions of leadership.

The Foreign Ministry and the Representation of the European Commission in Athens honored Europe Day, 9 May, and the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome at a special event that took place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

On Monday, may 8th, Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) held their 20th anniversary celebration in New York City. The event was hosted by actress Glenn Close, a personal supporter of Puppies Behind Bars.

The Charlie Rose show, on March 5th 2017, hosted Renzo Piano and Victoria Newhouse on the occasion of the latter’s book publication under the title "Chaos and Culture: Renzo Piano Building Workshop and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens".

Spring is upon us and the Stavros Niarchos Park has blossomed in full. We would like to thank the landscape architect, Helli Pangalou for sharing with us beautiful images from the Park which capture the vibrant colors and wonderful smells.

Applications for the Academy Stavros Niarchos Foundation Fellowship in the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs at Chatham House have officially opened! The fellowship is open to citizens of Greece and the Greek diaspora to spend 10 months in London as Academy fellows, beginning in September 2017.