ATHENS, GREECE - APRIL 6: A woman stands in front of "War of relics"  Acrylic on canvas by artist K.G. Subramanyan. Media and professionals of the 14 Documenta contemporary arts exhibition, at a  preview of Documenta 14 at the EMST- National Museum of Contremporary Art on April 6, 2017 in Athens, Greece.  Documenta is an exhibition of contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany but in 2017 for the first time Kassel and Athens are hosting the exhibition on an equal footing under the working title "Learning from Athens." (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
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National Museum of Contemporary Art


Set in the former Fix Brewery, this contemporary museum opened in 2015 but was closed for prolonged renovations at the time of research. In the past, it has exhibited Greek and international art in all media, from painting to video to experimental architecture


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