A mural of iconic Greek actress Melina Mercouri, standing in front of the Acropolis, marked the start of the 5th Street Art Festival in Patra | ArtWalk 5.

The graffiti brings a splash of colour to the apartment block at the corners of Archbishop Cyril and Themistokleous streets in Patra. The work by Art in Progress was carried out under the guidance of ArtWalk’s art director Kleomenis Kostopoulos.

The artwork features Mercouri in front of the Parthenon, and conjures memories of Never on a Sunday while also bringing to mind her efforts for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum when she was Greece’s Minister of Culture.

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