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It's International Museum Day on May 18 - this year dedicated to the theme "Museums, Sustainability and Well-Being" - and institutions all over the country are opening their doors, with free entrance, and organizing special events to allow the public to get acquainted with their work, enjoy their collections, learn new and exciting things about the country's history and culture, initiate youngs

Artists Alexandros Drymonitis, Alyssa Moxley, Antidrom, Delia Gonzalez and Kostadis have each been commissioned by sound art curator Andrew Spyrou to prepare a new work using recordings and sonic inspirations encountered within a 0.5 kilometer radius of Atopos CVC in the Metaxourgeio district of central Athens.

In the context of International Museum Day, Atopos CVC and the neo-situationist duo FYTA will present an installation/performance/symposium titled "Queer: Unqueer" at the Atopos venue in Metaxourgeio, central Athens, on Thursday, May 18. During the first part of the event the audience will be invited by FYTA to comment on the "queerness" of various concepts presented on a large board.

The British Council and cultural organization Atopos CVC present "Sustainable Fashion," aimed at examining the recent trend in the industry toward creating a viable production system incorporating environmental and social responsibility. The main part of the event is an open discussion and presentation of select items from the Atopos Paper Fashion Collection from 6.30 to 9 p.m.