Welcome to the Hellenic Centre
The Hellenic Centre offers a rich programme of lectures, exhibitions, concerts, social events, and Greek language courses to promote awareness of Hellenic culture and nurture UK relations with the Hellenic world.
Coming this Autumn
Exhibition
A Different Kind of Pop: Giorgos Ioannou’s Works 1960s – 1970s
at The Hellenic Centre between 08 Oct – 19 Nov
Free entry
Marking the centenary of the birth of Giorgos Ioannou (1926–2017) this exhibition is the first significant presentation of the artist’s work in the UK. Focusing on works produced between the late 1960s and 1970s – a period shaped by the Greek military dictatorship – these distinctive works explore the political undercurrents that emerged in Ioannou’s practice during that time. Although exceptionally prolific in Greece, Ioannou’s work remains relatively unknown in the UK. This exhibition introduces his striking paintings to a wider international audience, highlighting his passion for democracy and human rights.
Exhibition
Revisiting: Fernweh, or Nostalgia for Unknown Lands
at The Hellenic Centre between 08 Oct – 07 Nov
Free entry
What does it mean to long for a land you have never known? Borrowing its title from the German word Fernweh – a longing for distant places – this exhibition gathers 15 international artists and 17 artworks from the Irene Y. Panagopoulos Collection, exploring Greece both as place and idea, where past and present meet through the act of looking.
