Tales of invisible water

21.03.2023
Dimotiko Theatro, 2023. Photo: Knut Werner Lindeberg Alsén
Dimotiko Theatro, 2023. Photo: Knut Werner Lindeberg Alsén

Dimotiko Theatro (Municipal Theatre') is a Metro-station in Piraeus, Greece.

The station was first planned along with the rest of the Haidari-Piraeus extension in 2000 and was planned to be located between Piraeus and Evangelistria. In February 2009, construction of Evangelistria station was cancelled, thus making Dimotiko Theatro the planned terminus of the extension. Construction started in 2012 and was due to be completed in 2017 but was pushed back to 2022, mainly due to problems regarding the construction of Piraeus station.

Entitled "Tales of invisible water", the exhibition consists of five thematic sections that everyday "will take" metro commuters on a journey as they move through the Dimotiko Theatro station.

Its first and second sections include an exhibition of replicas of the found water pumping and collection systems as they evolved from the establishment of Piraeus in 5th century BC to the Roman period.