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The SNFCC was created at the initiative of and with an exclusive grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), which delivered it to the Greek state upon completion in 2017. Designed by Renzo Piano and the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW), it is a public space, where everyone has free access and can participate in a multitude of cultural, educational, athletic, environmental and recreational activities and events. The SNFCC hosts the new premises of the Greek National Opera (GNO) and the National Library of Greece (NLG), and at the heart of this public domain lies the Stavros Niarchos Park, the largest public Mediterranean garden in the world.

SNFCC’s mission istTo activate public space in order to enrich the lives of our visitors and foster values and practices that will lead to a more equitable, sustainable, and cohesive society.

Through its programming, the SNFCC has been established as a year-long cultural producer, as well as an incubator of skills and ideas, in direct conversation with communities and the society at large. From festivals, concerts and exhibitions, to conferences and school programs, the SNFCC makes for a vivid, multifaceted pillar of the Athenian cultural fabric. Facilities and activities that enhance the urban experience, moments of pure joy and an ever-growing platform for public discourse and civic engagement comprise the core elements of its footprint today.