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A man works outside his cafe in Monastiraki in downtown Athens on Saturday, in preparation for its reopening Monday, as part of the fourth phase of a government plan to loosen restrictions imposed in March to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

An exhibition titled "This Is What We Fought For: Antiquities and the Greek Revolution" will open at Athens' National Archaeological Museum on February 11, as part of the 1821 bicentennial initiative. The event juxtaposes 26 antiquities from NAM's collections with 26 artworks from the 18th and 19th centuries, mostly by European artists.