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Marina Christodoulidou: "We aim for new audiences and social groups" - The strategy for the Papadakis Warehouses

Published February 28, 2026, 09:18
Marina Christodoulidou: "We aim for new audiences and social groups" - The strategy for the Papadakis Warehouses

Marina Christodoulidou has taken over as Artistic Director of the Limassol Municipal Arts Centre - Papadakis Warehouses and spoke about her vision. Her goal is to broaden the audience of the space, addressing new audiences and social groups, leveraging Limassol's outward-looking and inclusive nature. Christodoulidou emphasized the importance of creating sustainable support conditions for artists and the role a cultural space can play in a rapidly changing city, fostering communities, dialogue and collective forms of coexistence. Recognizing the changes taking place in Limassol, the new artistic director wants to create a meeting place for the city, Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean, highlighting the multiculturalism and historical cosmopolitanism of Limassol. Christodoulidou referred to the value of community access to creation and experimentation, as well as the support of the Limassol Municipality for addressing cultural, social and ecological issues, utilizing the directions of "Limassol 2030" and the Limassol Municipality's Cultural Strategy.