October 2025
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a plot twist and a prelude
- “Plot Twist (the science fiction change)” exhibition
@ MOMUS-Experimental Center for the Arts, Oct. 31–Nov. 16, 2025 - “moving in riot” film screenings and opening live events
@ Pavilions 2 & 3 of the TIF-HELEXPO premises, Oct. 31, 2025
The opening celebrations of the 9th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, “everything must change. RIS9,” in October–November 2025, consisted of encounters, works and other creative manifestations that acted as hints and predictions, joyful signs of questioning, factual invocations, and thoughts about the Biennale. These constituted a chord of tonalities with “enduring” structure and a “fugitive” core, leading up to the broader staging of Biennale 9 in May–July 2026. Read more
December 2025
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Ester Krumbachová tribute
(in the context of the 14th Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival)
@ Greek Film Archive
The 9th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art “everything must change. RIS9” paid tribute to the work of filmmaker, set designer, costume designer, and artist of the Czechoslovak New Wave Ester Krumbachová, in the context of the 14th Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival, through a collaboration with the Ester Krumbachová Archive, the Czech National Film Archive in Prague, and the Greek Film Archive, via the screening of Krumbachová’s film Murdering the Devil (Czechoslovakia, 1970, 72′). Read more
March 2026
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“anarchiving change” film screenings
(in the context of the 28th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival)
@ Cine MAKEDONIKON
“anarchiving change” was the conversation between the 9th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art “everything must change. RIS9” and the 28th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival and its 2026 theme: archives. Biennale 9 curator Nadja Argyropoulou compiled a selection of eight films that were screened over a three-day period at Cine MAKEDONIKON. Read more
May 2026
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Since its prelude in the fall of 2025 about the revolutionary and multifaceted possibilities of science fiction, the 9th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, titled “everything must change. Radical Intelligence. Saloniki 9,” curated by independent curator Nadja Argyropoulou and organized by MOMUS, is announcing its rationale, artists, participants, and events.
The opening celebrations of the 9th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, “everything must change. RIS9,” in October–November 2025, consisted of encounters, works and other creative manifestations that acted as hints and predictions, joyful signs of questioning, factual invocations, and thoughts about the Biennale. These constituted a chord of tonalities with “enduring” structure and a “fugitive” core, leading up to the broader staging of Biennale 9 in May–July 2026. Read more Read more
June 2026
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Guided Tours of the exhibition “everything must change. Radical Intelligence. Saloniki 9” as part of the 9th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art at the MOMUS-Museum of Contemporary Art and Pavilions 2 & 3 (TIF-Helexpo premises).
Guided Tour Program
Wednesday, June 10, 17, 24 | July 1, 2026 at 19:00
Thursday, June 11, 18, 25, 2026 at 19:00
Saturday, June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2026 at 19:00
Sunday, June 7, 28 (english), 2026 at 19:00
*The tours on June 6, 7, 27, 28 will be led by the exhibition curator, Nadia Argyropoulou.
**The guided tour on July 01 is free of charge.
Tickets can be purchased online via Come Together or in person at the Museum Reception.
The tour route begins at the MOMUS-Museum of Contemporary Art.
For further information: +30 2310 240002.
The guided tours will be held in Greek, except for the one on June 28, which will be held in English.
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Biennale 9 is announcing the program of events that will be concluding its implementation period. The program of its last week of operation, from Tuesday, June 30 until Sunday, July 5, is comprised by special opening hours, admission free days, screenings’ program, performances and a DJ set Closing Party
Find the program and the descriptions of the performances and the screenings in the attached files below.
Final Week Exhibition Visiting Hours
Visiting hours are extended until 11 p.m. More precisely:
Tuesday, June 30 to Friday, July 3 4–11 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, July 4 & 5 2–11 p.m.
Admission to the exhibition will be free for the public on Wednesday, July 1 and Sunday, July 5, 2026.
Program of Performances
Saturday, July 4, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
MOMUS-Museum of Contemporary Art “Xanthippi Ηoipel” Auditorium
Marina Gioti
Shipwreck Psychogeographies; Mapping the oceanic unconscious
Performance Lecture, 45’
Saturday, July 4, 9:30–10:00 p.m.
TIF-HELEXPO, Pavilion 2, 1st floor
Dimitris Ameladiotis
the ha(l)lophyte
Performance, 30’
Program of Screenings
The following films are screened MOMUS-Museum of Contemporary Art “Xanthippi Ηoipel” Auditorium, unless otherwise stated next to the screening time.
Tuesday, June 30, 5–11 p.m.
The following series of films will be screened twice: time slots 5–8 p.m. and 8–11 p.m.
TIF: The Pavilion of the City by Alexandros Litsardakis (Greece, 2026, 33′)
U.F.O. Lost in HEAVEN by Errands Group (Greece, 2025, 23′)
A sickness with no cure. Panos Koutrouboussis by George and Iraklis Mavroidis (Greece, 2022, 22′34″)
From one bouzoukia place to the next by Panos Koutrouboussis (Greece, 1962, 13′)
Koursal by Nikos Theodosiou (Greece, 2006, 60′)
Follow Them: Teos Romvos & Chara Pelekanou by Evi Kalogiropoulou (Greece, 2020, 25′)
Wednesday, July 1, 5–11 p.m.
TIF: The Pavilion of the City by Alexandros Litsardakis (Greece, 2026, 33′)
U.F.O. Lost in HEAVEN by Errands Group (Greece, 2025, 23′)
Starting at 6 p.m. is a tribute to filmmaker, set designer, costume designer and artist of the Czech New Wave Ester Krumbachová, with an introduction by Biennale 9 curator Nadja Argyropoulou, and a screening of three films to which Krumbachová contributed in various capacities [the only feature film she directed, Murdering the Devil (1970, 75′), was screened in December 2025, in the context of the 14th Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival, through a collaboration of Biennale 9 with the Ester Krumbachová Archive, the Czech National Film Archive in Prague, and the Greek Film Archive, as well as during the Biennale’s opening weekend, on May 24]. The tribute to Krumbachová, continued on July 2, is realized in cooperation with the Czech National Film Archive, Prague, and curator Sylva Poláková (who has also written the films’ descriptions):
Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák (Czechoslovakia, 1963, 88′)
Daisies [Sedmikrásky] by Věra Chytilová (Czechoslovakia, 1966, 73′)
We Eat the Fruit of the Trees of Paradise [Ovoce stromů rajských jíme] by Věra Chytilová (Czechoslovakia, Belgium, 1969, 96′)
Thursday, July 2, 5–11 p.m.
The second part of the tribute to Ester Krumbachová includes the screening of the following two more films, to which she contributed in various capacities:
Diamonds of the Night [Démanty noci] by Jan Němec (Czechoslovakia, 1964, 67′)
The Party and the Guests [O slavnosti a hostec] by Jan Němec (Czechoslovakia, 1966, 71′)
Return to Bog Walk by Cecilia Bengolea (2025–26, 26′)
Surrealist Happening by Dimos Theos (Greece, 1983, 144′)
Thursday, July 2, 8:45–9:45 p.m. at Apollon Open-air Movie Theater
TIF: The Pavilion of the City by Alexandros Litsardakis (Greece, 2026, 33′)
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the creator and Biennale 9 curator Nadja Argyropoulou.
Friday, July 3, 5–11 p.m.
A sickness with no cure. Panos Koutrouboussis by George and Iraklis Mavroidis (Greece, 2022, 22′34″)
From one bouzoukia place to the next by Panos Koutrouboussis (Greece, 1962, 13′)
Koursal by Nikos Theodosiou (Greece, 2006, 60′)
Acts and Intermissions by Abigail Child (USA, 2017, 56′)
The Encampments by Michael T Workman and Kei Pritsker (USA/Palestine, 2025, 83′)
We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher by Simon Poulter and Sophie Mellor (UK, 2025, 65′)
Saturday, July 4, 3–6 p.m. and 8–11 p.m.
TIF: The Pavilion of the City by Alexandros Litsardakis (Greece, 2026, 33′)
U.F.O. Lost in HEAVEN by Errands Group (Greece, 2025, 23′)
Daphni by Angelos Prokopiou & George Hoyningen-Huene (Greece, 1951, 17′)
L’Apocalypse a déjà eu lieu (Whispers of Extinction) by Stany Cambot / Echelle Inconnue (France, 2025, 54’)
[6–8 p.m. screenings are interrupted for the performance lecture]
Daphni by Angelos Prokopiou & George Hoyningen-Huene (Greece, 1951, 17′)
Surrealist Happening by Dimos Theos (Greece, 1983, 144′)
Sunday, July 5, 4–11 p.m.
TIF: The Pavilion of the City by Alexandros Litsardakis (Greece, 2026, 33′)
U.F.O. Lost in HEAVEN by Errands Group (Greece, 2025, 23′)
Starting at 5 p.m.is a tribute to Greek filmmaker Kostas Sfikas, with an introduction by Biennale 9 curator Nadja Argyropoulou, and a screening of five of his films (the first one in its public premiere) and an interview of the director:
The Battle of Prague by Kostas Sfikas (Greece, 2000, 12′30″)
Voices and haunts of Rebetiko by Kostas Sfikas (Greece, 1981, 20′)
The Poetry of Andreas Empirikos by Kostas Sfikas (Greece, 1982, 25′)
Lament for Jani Christou by Kostas Sfikas (Greece, 1980, 19′)
Interview of Kostas Sfikas (Greece, 40′25″)
Model by Kostas Sfikas (Greece, 1974, 90′)
Acts and Intermissions by Abigail Child (USA, 2017, 56′)
Sunday, July 5, 10 p.m. at TIF-HELEXPO, Pavilion 2, ground floor (ring area)
Playing Otherwise. The Film (the prelude) by Iria Vrettou (Greece, 2025, 13′17″)
Playing Otherwise, The Film by Vera Chotzoglou (Greece, 2026, 45′)
Closing Party
Sunday, July 5, 11 p.m.
TIF-HELEXPO, outside Pavilion 2
After the completion of the screenings inside Pavilion 2 at TIF-HELEXPO, the Closing Party outside the pavilion will feature a DJ set by UROK. UROK, aka Urok Shirhan, is an Athens-based artist, researcher and DJ working at the intersection of performance, visual arts and critical theory.
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