The Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation (formerly known in English as Teloglion Foundation of Art; el, Τελλόγλειο Ίδρυμα Τεχνών) was established in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

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in 1972. It was named after ''Nestor and Aliki Telloglou'', who donated their

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and their entire property to the

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phil ...

. Later the university established this foundation in order to house the art collection and make it available to the public.

Introduction

The Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation is a

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whose main mission is to familiarize the public with

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and

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and to support research and studies about art. Furthermore, the foundation organizes many conferences and

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s, supporting in this way the cooperation with other similar institutions in Greece and abroad. Its large collection comes from

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s of various individuals and contains numerous artworks mainly of Greek artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Since December 1999, the foundation has been installed in a modern building at the upper part of the

campus. The design of this building was the result of an architectural

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Art collection

Nestor's and Aliki's Telloglou donation is the core of the

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's art collection. The main body of the collection includes works of art by important

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and

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an artists of the 19th and 20th century ( drawings, prints, oil on canvas,

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s and so on). It also includes artworks from various

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ian and

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, statues, especially from the Hellenistic period, samples of

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and

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art ( dishes,

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s, etc.),

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n miniatures and a variety of woodreliefs from

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. Later the collection was enriched with various

s from artists and art lovers such as Tonis and Ioanna Spiteris, Demetrios Tsamis and many more. Thus today the collection of the Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation possesses artworks from the most important Greek artists of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, such as works from Gyzis, Savidis, Spyropoulos, Engonopoulos, Mytaras and many others. Finally, the collection also includes the monumental work of art "The World of Cyprus" which is permanently exhibited in the museum.

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Museum

The Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation is housed in a 6,500 square meter building located at the northern side of the

campus. The building is surrounded by a 24,000 square meter forest and its architectural design was the result of an architectural

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held in 1982. It is thought to be one of the most beautiful and best designed buildings of

. The exhibition area covers three floors and a total area of 2,500 square meters. It is subdivided into smaller independent areas and a small number of auxiliary rooms. The levels of

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, relative

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and

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inside the exhibition area are closely and constantly monitored through the use of a state-of-the-art system, which controls the environmental conditions in the whole building. The foundation also owns a medium-sized amphitheater, which is a fully equipped conventional center, able to host a great variety of cultural and scientific events, such as musical events, seminars, lectures and conferences. The amphitheater holds 230 seats and is equipped with advanced megaphone installations, a control room and three independent translation booths.

Organizational structure

The Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation is a non-profit organization, supervised by the

. It is directed by a board of trustees, which is composed of university professors from various faculties, such as the Faculty of Philosophy, the Faculty of Law, the Polytechnic Faculty and the Faculty of Health Sciences. Furthermore, the museum employs researchers, curators and a technical support team, whose main objective is to make sure that the foundation functions properly.The foundation's organizational structure as described in its official web page
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