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From big group shows at the country's top institutions to fascinating solo exhibitions at the city's galleries and art spaces, this is a great time to plan a visual arts-hopping tour of Athens.

The National Museum of Contemporary Art (Kallirrois & Frantzi, emst.gr) presents Penny Siopis' "For Dear Life. A Retrospective," marking the first major museum retrospective in Europe of the influential artist's work. Running until November 10, the exhibition is part of "What If Women Ruled the World? Part 3," a series highlighting women artists.

The National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST) presents a series of exhibitions dedicated exclusively to the work of women or artists identifying as feminine. "What if Women Ruled the World?" is inspired by Yael Bartana's 2017 neon work and spearheaded by EMST's artistic director Katerina Gregou, and comprises a program that explores themes of governance, violence, justice and equality.

A Greek art museum this week handed over its halls exclusively to women artists, in a pioneering exhibition titled "What if women ruled the world?"

"For 10 months, the entire museum will be in the hands of women artists," Katerina Gregos, artistic director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens (EMST), told AFP.