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Museum of Cycladic Art
Μουσείο Κυκλαδικής Τέχνης
The Stathatos Mansion houses the temporary exhibits of the Museum of Cycladic Art
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Established1986
Location4, Neophytou Douka str., Athens, Greece
Coordinates37°58′32.520″N 23°44′32.172″E / 37.97570000°N 23.74227000°E / 37.97570000; 23.74227000
Collectionsartifacts of Cycladic art
Public transit accessAthens Metro Athens Metro Line 3 Evangelismos station
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Websitewww.cycladic.gr

The Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation - Museum of Cycladic Art is a museum of Athens. It houses a notable collection of artifacts of Cycladic art.

The museum was founded in 1986 in order to house the collection of Cycladic and Ancient Greek art belonging to Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris.[1] Starting in the early 1960s, the couple collected Greek antiquities, with special interest in the prehistoric art from the Cyclades islands of the Aegean Sea.[2] The museum's main building, erected in the centre of Athens in 1985, was designed by the Greek architect Ioannis Vikelas [el].[3] In 1991, the Museum acquired a new building, the neo-classical Stathatos Mansion at the corner of Vassilissis Sofias Avenue and Herodotou Street.[4]

The museum's permanent collection includes over 3,000 items, and was described in The New York Times as "one of the world's most significant privately assembled collections of Cycladic antiquities."[3][5]

Exhibitions

Temporary exhibits are housed in the Stathatos Mansion.[3] The museum's temporary exhibitions have included some of the most important Greek and international modern and contemporary artists.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Renfrew, Colin (Nov 1986). "The Goulandris Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art". Archaeological Reports. 32: 134–141. doi:10.2307/581099. ISSN 2041-4102.
  2. ^ "The Founders". Museum of Cycladic Art. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. ^ a b c "Museum of Cycladic Art". Greek Travel Pages. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. ^ "The Buildings". Museum of Cycladic Art. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  5. ^ Moynihan, Colin (2022-10-11). "Leonard Stern's Cycladic Art Will Be Shown at the Met but Owned by Greece". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  6. ^ "Exhibitions". Museum of Cycladic Art. Retrieved Nov 21, 2022.

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