Το Πάρκο Πάρου παρουσιάζει τον Robert McCabe «Αναμνήσεις από το Αιγαίο» Ένα φωτογραφικό ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα μιας άλλης εποχής
ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΟ & ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΟ ΠΑΡΚΟ ΠΑΡΟΥ
Το Πάρκο Πάρου παρουσιάζει τον Robert McCabe
«Αναμνήσεις από το Αιγαίο»
Ένα φωτογραφικό ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα μιας άλλης εποχής
Η έκθεση περιλαμβάνει 82 επιλεγμένες φωτογραφίες που αποτυπώνουν τη ζωή στα νησιά του Αιγαίου από τη δεκαετία του 1950 έως τα τέλη της δεκαετίας του 1970 — μια Ελλάδα αυθεντική, πριν από την ανάπτυξη του μαζικού τουρισμού. Μέσα από εικόνες καθημερινότητας και τοπίου, το έργο του McCabe λειτουργεί ως ένα συγκινητικό οπτικό ημερολόγιο μνήμης και ιστορίας.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL PARK OF PAROS
Paros Park presents Robert McCabe
“Memories from the Aegean”
A photographic journey through the Greece of another era
Following the completion of the cultural events of the Festival at the
Park ‘25 in September, which featured a rich program of music, theatre and
dance, the Environmental and Cultural Park of Paros opens a new cycle of
cultural activities for 2026 by presenting a remarkable photography exhibition
of international significance.
From March 28 to September 30, 2026, the Porto Aoussa Art Space
in Naoussa, Paros will host the exhibition “Memories from the Aegean” by
internationally acclaimed photographer Robert A. McCabe, featuring 82
selected photographs that the artist himself chose especially for Paros in
collaboration with the exhibition’s curator Costas Vidakis.
Through McCabe’s lens, visitors travel across the islands of the Aegean
from the 1950s to the late 1970s, discovering a Greece that existed
before the explosion of tourism and the arrival of modern transportation. His
photographs portray proud and resilient people who live and work within an
authentic and unpretentious landscape.
Children playing in dusty courtyards, women standing at the thresholds of
their homes, fishermen returning from the sea — fleeting moments of everyday
life become timeless images. At the same time, the photographs reveal the
innocence of islands such as Mykonos
and Santorini, long before they
transformed into cosmopolitan destinations.
The exhibition “Memories from the Aegean” is not simply an archive
of images from a bygone era. It is a moving journey through time and a reminder
of the simplicity, human connection, and authenticity that once defined the
Greek islands. It is a visual diary inviting visitors to pause, observe, and
reflect on how places — and the people who inhabit them — change over time.
Short biography – Robert A. McCabe
Robert A. McCabe was born in Chicago in 1934 and grew up in Rye, New York. He began taking
photographs at the age of five, when his father gave him a Kodak Baby Brownie
camera. His first trip to Greece took place in 1954 while he was a student at
Princeton University — a journey that would shape his entire photographic
career. In his subsequent visits to the country, he travelled extensively
throughout the Aegean photographing the Greek islands, while in 1957 he
produced a series of photographs for National Geographic.
His work has been presented internationally in major museums and exhibition
spaces, including the Acropolis Museum, the Museum of Cycladic Art,
and the Benaki Museum, while his photographs have been exhibited in many
cities across Europe, Asia, and the United States.
Most recently, in January 2026, his photographic album and a
parallel exhibition titled “Delphi in the 1950s through the lens of Robert
McCabe” were presented at the Athens Art Gallery. The exhibition
captures the Delphic landscape and its monuments through the distinctive
“Apollonian light” that the artist’s lens masterfully conveys.
Today, McCabe’s work stands as a valuable visual testimony of post-war
Greece and the authentic life of the Greek islands before the profound
transformations brought about by modern tourism.
Exhibition Information
Title: Memories from the Aegean
Artist: Robert A. McCabe
Duration: March 28 – September 30, 2026
Opening: Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 19:00
📍 Art Space Porto Aoussa, Naoussa, Paros
🎟 Free admission
Stay connected:
🌐 www.parospark.com
📘 facebook.com/parospark
Contact:
Ai-Yiannis Detis, Naoussa,
Paros 84401,
Greece
📞 +30 22840 52908
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