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Searching for Cavafy's House assume Istanbul
Photograph hunk Sergei Dushkin via Flickr (cc)
by Hildebrand Jusdanis
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The newly constructed Archive space
The Onassis Foundation, once again acknowledging the importance of openness, accessibility, and the dissemination of C. P. Cavafy's work, is investing in creating the new Cavafy Archive space in the heart of Athens. This dedicated space will house the poet's literary and personal archives, encompassing 966 books from his personal library, alongside a comprehensive collection of documents and artworks inspired by his legacy. It is yet another international cultural heritage hub that welcomes all city residents, researchers, and global visitors.
Cavafy Archive
Frynichou 16B, Plaka, 10558
Working hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 11:00-18:00. Closed on public holidays.
Free entrance
Info: +30 210 3713 000
All visits to the Cavafy Archive for research purposes are scheduled upon submitting a request on this contact form.
"160 years after his birth, Constantine P. Cavafy finds a new 'home', from which the timeless sensitivity of his poetry will continue to radiate."
Anthony S. Papadimitriou, President of the Onassis Foundation – November 2023
Mission Statement
The mission of the Cavafy Archive is to provide free and open access to researchers as well as the wider public, and to promote Cavafy’s work and the interna
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I arrived in Istanbul with the hope of solving a literary mystery. Like many readers before me I wanted to locate the house where the Greek-Egyptian poet, C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) had lived between 1882 and 1885.
The young Cavafy had landed in Istanbul with his mother and brothers to escape the British bombardment of Alexandria. In order to suppress the nationalist rebellion led by Colonel Ahmed Arabi, the British navy had fired onto the city from the port, destroying a large portion of the famed city center, including the Cavafy ancestral home.
In his account of their stay in Istanbul, Cavafy wrote that the family first spent a few happy days in a hotel in Therapeia (now Tarabya) and then they went to the opposite shore of the Bosporus in Kadiköy because his maternal grandfather (George Photiadis) had rented the family estate in Yeniköy (Neochori in Greek) to the Persian ambassador. When the lease expired, they took up residence in the grandfather’s yali which means waterside home in Turkish. But where was this yali? No records remain and no one has been able to find it. Cavafy never mentioned its exact location.
When I worked in the Cavafy archives in Athens the previous year I could not determine the address in any of the existing correspondence. No envelopes had survive