Jamel Shabazz – City Metro: Photos from 1980-2020

House of Lucie Athens presents City Metro: Photos from 1980–2020 by Jamel Shabazz. Known for documenting the people, culture, and everyday life of New York City since the 1970s, Shabazz offers a powerful visual journey through four decades of life above and below the city’s streets. Featuring both iconic and rarely seen images, the exhibition celebrates the spirit, diversity, and resilience of New York and its communities.

Part of the Athens Photo Festival Satellite Program.

Opening: Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 19:00–21:30
Exhibition: June 11 – July 11, 2026

Opening Hours:
Wed–Fri | 16:00–20:00
Sat | 12:00–16:00

Free admission.

Her Return

House of Lucie – Athens presents on Thursday, May 7th. the group exhibition titled “Her Return” featuring women photographers who have participated in the Return2Ithaca residency program over the past six years.

Participating Photographers: Alessia Rollo (IT), Alessandra Baldoni (IT), Elisa Mirales (ES), Maryam Firuzi(ΙR), Irene Zottola (ES), Aimilia Balaska (GR), Ioustini Drakoulakou (GR), Katerina Digoni (GR).

Curated by: Nina Kassianou
The exhibition explores the concept of return as a multidimensional experience: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Through female perspectives, it focuses on places and relationships shaped by time and distance. Here, return is not presented as a final destination, but as a continuous, repetitive movement.

Exhibition Opening: Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 19:00
Exhibition Duration: May 7 – May 30
Opening Hours: Wednesday – Friday: 16:00–20:00 and Saturday: 12:00–16:00
Admission is free to the public.

Arhives of Trauma

Thirteen artistic practices, thirteen different narratives, one common question: how can the image function as a vehicle for memory, testimony, and the processing of trauma? The exhibition brings together works by female photographers from diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds, who explore trauma as both a personal experience and a collective historical footprint.

Curated by Penelope Petsini and Eleni Mouzakiti

Opening: Friday, 3 April, 19:00
Duration of the exhibition: April 3, 2026 – May 2, 2026
Opening Hours: Wed-Fri. 16:00-20:00 | Sat. 12:00-16:00

ENCOUNTERS

House of Lucie Athens proudly presents the group photography exhibition “Encounters”. The exhibition is curated by the artists.

Participating photographers:
Yannis Karpouzis
Gogo Ponirakou
Alexandra Riba
Vangelis Tatsis

The exhibition “Encounters” presents the dispersion of contemporary trends in Greek photography through the dialogue between the works of Yannis Karpouzis, Gogo Ponirakou, Alexandra Riba, and Vangelis Tatsis. The co-curation and co-organisation of the exhibition by the four participants allows each work to be presented separately and in its entirety, while also highlighting the active dialogue within the field of artistic photography in Greece. A dialogue that, while perhaps more lively and fruitful than ever, appears to be extremely limited at the institutional level (major museums, central galleries, magazines, etc.).

Opening: Thursday 19.02.2026 | 19:00-22:00
Duration of the exhibition: 19.02. – 28.03.2026
Οpening hours:
Wed.- Fri.| 16:00-20:00
Sat.| 12:00-16:00

COMMUNITIES

House of Lucie Athens proudly presents the group exhibition “Communities” curated by Penelope Petsini.

Communities
From the indigenous tribes of the Omo Valley and the monastic communities of Palestine, to the urban North, the elderly migrants from the British Commonwealth, and the “invisible” second-generation migrant youth in Greece, the exhibition Communities explores community as a field of relationships, memory, power, and continuous redefinition.
An exhibition about belonging and exclusion, and forms of collective life in a world in constant transformation.

Opening: Thursday 08.01.2026 | 19:00-22:00
Duration of the exhibition: 08.01. – 14.02.2026
Οpening hours:
Wed.- Fri.| 16:00-20:00
Sat.| 12:00-16:00

Lucie Scholarship Program & Youth Open Call Exhibition

The Lucie Foundation is proud to present to you the winners and finalists of the Lucie Scholarship and Youth Open Call. These two annual programs are juried competitions open to photographers internationally and judged by the top curators, editors, and photography experts in the field. Not only do these programs help to support the Lucie Foundation and the non-profit work that it does, but it helps to support the professional and emerging artists in need of funding and exposure.

Opening: Thursday 27.11.2025 | 19:00-22:00
Duration of the exhibition: 27.11. – 31.12.2025
Οpening hours:
Wed.- Fri.| 16:00-20:00
Sat.| 12:00-16:00

INTERLUDES by Angela Svoronou

We are delighted to announce Interludes (2003–2019), a solo exhibition by Angela Svoronou, opening on Thursday, October 23, 2025, from 19:00 to 22:00.

Through her staged portraits, Svoronou captures moments suspended between stillness and motion — intimate, absorptive scenes where everyday people appear immersed in their worlds, unaware of the viewer’s gaze. Her approach, inspired by Jeff Wall’s concept of the “absorptive mode,” transforms ordinary moments into quiet narratives that invite viewers to wander freely within each frame.

Exhibition duration: October 23 – November 22, 2025
Opening hours: Wed–Fri 16:00–20:00 | Sat 12:00–16:00

IPA 2025 Best of Show Exhibition Opening

Official Opening of IPA’s Annual Best of Show Exhibition, featuring the Category Winners of the International Photography Awards 2025 and Curated Selection by Eleni Mouzakiti, House of Lucie Athens Curator, Artistic Director of PhotoPolis Festival, and Co-Founder of Womens Photofestival.

DATE & TIME
October 2, 2025 | 18:00 – 21:00

LOCATION
House of Lucie Gallery
4 Charalampi Sotiriou str,
11472 Athens, Greece

Unveiling by Isabelle Ha Eav Ruiz

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday, 11 September at 19:00 for the opening event of the exhibition “Unveiling” by French photographer Isabelle Ha Eav Ruiz.

Vernissage: 11 September, 19:00-22:00
Exhibition dates: 11 – 27 September
Opening Hours:
Wednesday – Friday | 16:00 – 20:00
Saturday | 12:00-16:00

Glen Serbin: Fire & Ice

Thank you to everyone for coming to the Opening Event at the House of Lucie, Athens, as we celebrated the powerful work of Glen Serbin. Visitors could immerse themselves in the breathtaking work of this fine art photographer inspired by Karl Blossfeldt and Ansel Adams.

Opening event: June 26 | 19:00 to 22:00 PM
Exhibition duration: June 26 – July 19| Wednesday -Friday | 16:00 to 20:00. Saturday: 12:00 – 16:00
Location: House of Lucie Athens (Athens,Charalampi Sotiriou 4-6, Neapoli-Exarcheia.)

Entry is free!

BIFA 2024 Winners Exhibition

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2024 Budapest International Foto Awards exhibition at the House of Lucie Athens. This group show features 44 award-winning images from the competition, highlighting winners across 11 categories.⁠
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OPENING EVENT: June 5 | 19:00–22:00
Address: House of Lucie Athens (House of Lucie Athens, Charalampi Sotiriou 4-6⁠)⁠
Exhibition Dates: June 5 to June 21 | Wednesday – Friday | 16:00 – 20:00⁠, Saturday | 12:00 – 16:00⁠

Skin as Shelter

Tokyo International Foto Awards Opening Event and Exhibition

Join us in the heart of Athens for the Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) 2024 Winners Exhibition, hosted at the elegant House of Lucie Athens. This captivating showcase highlights the most compelling and creative photographic works from this year’s international winners, across genres including Fine Art, Portrait, Editorial, Advertising, Nature, and more.

Vernissage:
April 24 | 19:00 – 22:00

Exhibition Dates:
April 24 – May 3, 2025

Opening Hours:
Wednesday – Friday | 16:00 – 20:00
Saturday | 12:00 – 16:00

INSTA BANGKOK

We are pleased to invite you to the exhibition INSTA BANGKOK by Pericles Boutos.

Opening event: March 26 I 19.00-22.00
Exhibition dates: March 26 – April 19
Opening hours: Wed – Fri: 16.00-20.00, Sat: 12.00-16.00
Location: House of Lucie Athens, Charalampi Sotiriou 4, Athens 114 72, Greece

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PX3 & STATE OF THE WORLD WINNERS EXHIBITION

Join us for the 2024 Px3 & State of the World Winners Exhibition in Athens curated by Hossein Farmani, at the House of Lucie Athens!

This showcase features outstanding contemporary photography from around the world, highlighting 1st and 2nd place Px3 category winners alongside the State of the World Curatorial Selection.
Opening Event: March 12 | 19:00 – 22:00
Address: House of Lucie Athens (Charalampi Sotiriou 4, Athens 114 72, Greece)
Exhibition Dates: March 12 – 22 
Opening Hours: Wed – Fri: 16:00 – 20:00 | Sat: 12:00 – 16:00

LAND IN BETWEEN by Marianthi Efthimiou

Opening event: February 13 | 19:00-22:00
Exhibition Dates: February 13 – March 8 | Wed – Fri 16:00 – 20:00 & Sat 12:00 – 16:00
Location: House of Lucie Athens (Charalampi Sotiriou 4, Athens 114 72, Greece)

RESTRICTED AREAS – Nikos Panayotopoulos and Penelope Petsini Exhibition

We are pleased to invite you to attend the opening event of Nikos Panayotopoulos and Penelope Petsini exhibition RESTRICTED AREAS

Exhibition Dates: January 23 – February 8 | Wed – Fri 16:00 – 20:00 & Sat 12:00 – 16:00
Grand Opening Event: Thursday, January 23 | 19:00 to 22:00 PM
Location: House of Lucie Athens (Charalampi Sotiriou 4, Athens 114 72, Greece)

SO MUCH LOVE

We are pleased to invite you to attend the opening event of SO MUCH LOVE exhibition of Photographer Alexandros Zafeiridis

Curated by: Alexandros Zafeiridis, Eleni Mouzakiti

Exhibition Dates: December 19 – January 18 | Wed – Fri 16:00 – 20:00 & Sat 12:00 – 16:00

Grand Opening Event: Thursday, December 19 | 19:00 to 22:00 PM

Location: House of Lucie Athens (Charalampi Sotiriou 4, Athens 114 72, Greece)

IPA Winners 2024 and Best of Show 2024 exhibition