11th Thessaloniki International Book Fair

May 8th-11th, 2014
Pavilions 13 and 15, Helexpo, Thessaloniki

The Institute of Modern Greek Studies participated in the 11th International Book Fair of Thessaloniki, held from May 8th to May 11th, 2014, at the Helexpo Exhibition Center (Pavilion 13, stand 52).

The 11th Book Fair was dedicated, inter alia, to the famous Cretan artist Dominikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco), commemorating the 400th anniversary of his death. The Institute holded a parallel event on Saturday, May 10th, 11:00-12:00 a.m. (Pavilion 13). George Kechagioglou, professor of Modern Greek Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, gave a lecture on «The Cretan Literature at the time of Dominikos Theotokopoulos».