Summary
- The “Destinations” exhibition opens at MOMUS Air on 21 October.
- It presents more than 35 artworks and digital creations.
- Thessaloniki, Paris, Rome, Tbilisi and Crete shape the visual journey.
- Visitors can use QR codes and engage with the exhibition through photography.
Photography meets painting and digital art at Thessaloniki Airport in the new MOMUS Air exhibition “Destinations”, opening on 21 October 2026.
More than 35 works from the MOMUS collections invite travellers and visitors to discover different views of Paris, Rome, Tbilisi, Crete and Thessaloniki. The exhibition is located in the Departures area of Thessaloniki “Makedonia” Airport.
Five destinations seen through art
MOMUS Air’s second themed presentation moves on from the idea of flight to explore destinations themselves. Photography, painting, prints, digital works and video walls connect the image of each place with the artists’ personal experiences.
One section focuses on “Thessaloniki as a central point of departure and destination”. Artists explore the city, its neighbourhoods and people through different media, from photography to performance.
Photography, artworks and an interactive visit
The participating artists include photographers William Klein and Jean-Christophe Ballot, alongside Xanthippos Vyssios, David Kakabadze, Vasilii Kamenskii, Christos Kountouras, Alexei Kruchenykh, Nikos-Gavriil Pentzikis, Marinos Tsagarakis, Giannis Stylianou, Thanasis Chondros, Alexandra Katsiani, Peter Wüthrich and Kiril Zdanevich.
QR codes offer additional information about the works and their creators. Visitors can also interact with the exhibition through photography rather than simply passing by the displays.
MOMUS Air has operated at the airport since late 2025 as a space connecting culture and travel. The initiative forms part of the “Enhancing digital works and cultural exports of MOMus” project within Greece 2.0, funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU programme.
What we think
There is something engaging about encountering photographs in a place where almost everyone is hurrying somewhere else. An airport is hardly where you expect to stop and pay attention to composition, light or the story behind an image.
Placing Thessaloniki alongside international destinations also gives artists room to show how they see their own city. We like that approach: a place we pass through every day can look completely different through someone else’s camera.
The QR information and opportunities to engage through photography could add depth to the visit. Even with only a few minutes before a flight, taking time over one work may be more rewarding than rushing past the whole exhibition.
