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MUSEUMS
foreign visual artists, it runs
educational programmes for
adults and children and events
such as one-day meetings,
workshops etc.
MACEDONIAN MUSEUM
OF CONTEMPORARY ART
The permanent collection
includes 1,800 works of art
by leading Greek and foreign
artists; so far, it has hosted
more than 100 selected
exhibitions of Greek and
foreign visual artists such
as Tsarouhis, Hadjikyriakos-
Ghika, Tsoklis, Kontoglou,
Psychopedis, Akrithakis,
Mytaras, Lazogkas, Varotsos,
Warhol, R. & S. Delaunay,
Viallat, Hecker, Greenaway,
and Beckmann among others.
The museum library counts
over 2,500 titles of specialised
issues on painting, sculpture,
engraving, architecture and
photography and it has been
credited a number of prominent
publications.
TELOGLION FOUNDATION
OF ART AUTh [Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki]
It was founded in 1972,
following a donation of an art
collection by Nestor and Aliki
Telloglou to the A.U.Th.; in the
course of time the collection
grew larger with donations
by artists and collectors. The
Telloglou donation is the
key collection and includes
statuettes of the Hellenistic
period, Corinthian, Hellenistic
and Roman vessels, Persian
miniatures, objects of Arab and
Chinese art (vases, banners,
plates) Thai woodcarved items
as well as works of art by
famous Greek and European
painters and sculptors of the
19 th and 20 th c. It also hosts
temporary exhibitions, a
variety of cultural events and
educational programmes.
MUNICIPAL GALLERY
Over 1,000 works of art
are on display in the gallery
and they are classified in 4
collections as follows: The
most important one is titled
Thessalonian Artists and it
includes pieces of art by local
visual artists referring to the
period from 1898 to 1967
(P. Reggos, N. Fotakis, Chr.
Lefakis, N. Gavriil Pentzikis,
K. Lachas, G. Svoronos among
others); the Modern Greek Art
collection includes works of art
by leading Greek Artists; the
Byzantine and Postbyzantine
Icons collection is related to
the school of Thessaloniki
and spans 5 centuries (14 th
-19 th c.); and a collection of
360 pieces of art on Greek
Engraving. Retrospective
exhibitions of Greek and
foreign artists are frequently
arranged in collaboration with
art foundations in Greece and
abroad.
GALLERY OF THE
SOCIETY FOR
MACEDONIAN STUDIES
It is housed on the top floor
of the Theatre Building of
the S.M.S. and it is the first
visual arts museum in the city.
It encompasses 300 pieces
of art (painting, sculpture
and engraving) by famous
Greek and foreign artists,
mostly from northern Greece,
who represent the major art
movements of the 20 th c.
CULTURAL CENTRE OF
THESSALONIKI (NATIONAL
BANK OF GREECE
CULTURAL FOUNDATION)
It opened to the public in
1989 and has, ever since,
been organising major painting,
sculpture, photography and
architecture exhibitions in
collaboration with other local
educational and cultural
agencies. Events related to
the history of the city and
the greater area also take
place there. The collection
includes approx. 250 pieces
on painting, sculpture, pottery,
mosaics, murals and
engraving.
THESSALONIKI CINEMA
MUSEUM
It was created in 1997
and the opening coincided
with the European Capital
of Culture events which were
hosted by Thessaloniki that
year. It is closely related
to the city history, as the
Thessaloniki International Film
Festival has been taking place
in the city since 1960 (see p.
108). Exhibits tell the history
of the Greek cinema and are
classified in six timelines,
namely Manakia brothers,
1900-1940, 1940-1960,
1960-1970, 1970-1990,
and 1990 and beyond. Among
the items on display are rare
MUSEUMS
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88.
The Society for
Macedonian
Studies
houses a most
interesting
Gallery.
89.
Casa Bianca
houses the
Municipal
Gallery of
Thessaloniki.
90.
The
Thessaloniki
Cinema
Museum.