The National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens opens for the public on Friday, February 28, ahead of its official inauguration before Easter in April, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said on Monday, according to ANA.
At a press conference, Mendoni called the Monday announcement “a historic day,” and underlined that it is her ministry’s immediate priority as well as the prime minister’s volition, to transfer the building’s ownership to EMST, and she mentioned that the building is currently leased by Attiko Metro SA. with a 50-year contract signed in 2002.
Ahead of its official April inauguration, the ministry of culture will have appointed a director for a two-year term and by 2020 will launch an international competition, which will see the appointment of the director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, noted the minister.
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