The National Museum of Contemporary Art, is a national museum focused on exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art in Athens. It was established in October 2000. Its founding director, Anna Kafetsi, previously served as curator for the 20th century collection at the National Gallery of Athens.

Nam June Paik was a Korean artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art. He is credited with the first use (1974) of the term "electronic super highway" to describe the future of telecommunications.