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3 137

Athens, Greece
3 137

Athens, Greece

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An artist-run space where Athens feels independent, collaborative, and alive. 3 137 is not a classic gallery — it is a studio, a meeting point, and a place where contemporary art becomes conversation.

3 137 is an artist-run space in Athens, founded in February 2012 by Greek artists Chrysanthi Koumianaki, Kosmas Nikolaou, and Paky Vlassopoulou. It was created as a meeting point for exchange, discussion, research, and collaboration.

The space works less like a commercial gallery and more like a living artistic platform. It has presented exhibitions, performances, talks, workshops, community projects, research-based programs, publishing projects, and radio initiatives. Its program often explores collaboration, hospitality, institutional critique, artistic labour, and hybrid ways of being together.

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Exhibition view After the explosion…you hear the light in 3 137

What you’ll see here

At 3 137, the experience depends on the current project. The space is used as a studio and opens only a few times per year for exhibitions, talks, presentations, performances, workshops, and collaborative programs.

You may encounter:

  • Experimental contemporary art
  • Artist-led exhibitions
  • Performances, talks, and workshops
  • Research-based and community projects
  • Publishing projects through Polar Bear, its ad hoc publishing house
  • A more intimate and independent side of Athens’ art scene

The address listed by My Art Guides is Mavromichali 137, Neapoli / Exarcheia, Athens, but because artist-run spaces often activate through specific projects, it is best to check the current program before going.

Worth the trip

Yes — especially if you want to understand Athens beyond the Acropolis, museums, and major institutions.

What makes 3 137 special is its independence. It represents the part of the Athens art scene that is fragile, experimental, social, and artist-driven — the side where ideas are tested before they become institutional.

For Artlovers, this is worth including because Athens is not only ancient beauty. It is also a contemporary city of artists, collectives, small spaces, cultural labour, and new forms of community. 3 137 gives you access to that living, restless Athens.

ArtLovers Tip

Don’t visit 3 137 expecting a polished museum experience. Visit it as you would enter an artist’s conversation: open, curious, and ready for something unfinished, collective, and real.

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