Works on the new building of the National Museum of Contemporary will be completed by March 2014, Alternate Minister of Education, Religious Affairs & Culture, Konstantinos Tzavaras, announced during a visit to the building site on January 24.

The inauguration of the new building will thus coincide with the Greek EU Presidency, Tzavaras said, and the museum will be hosting Presidency events.

The new museum will be housed at the old Fix brewery, currently under reconstruction. The original Fix brewery building, an industrial urban landmark, in the centre of Athens, was built by pioneer post-war architect Takis Zenetos. Greek News Agenda: New Museum of Contemporary Art