The Art Gallery of the Society for Macedonian Studies () is a
museum
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in
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...
,
Greece
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, founded in 1975.
[Greece Museum Guide] It was the first organised
visual art
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institution in the city of Thessaloniki, its purpose being to promote and disseminate
modern Greek art, mainly that of northern Greece. It occupies the top floor of the building that also houses the
State Theatre of Northern Greece. The building was designed by the architect
Vassilis Kassandras and stands directly opposite the
White Tower on the sea-front.
[Museums of Macedonia]
Exhibits
The collection comprises more than 400 works, mainly paintings, sculptures and engravings, mostly by artists from Thessaloniki and
Macedonia
Macedonia (, , , ), most commonly refers to:
* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
in general, though there are also works by major artists from the rest of Greece and other countries. Works by foreign artists are selected by virtue of their connection with the city, i.e. they depict monuments or landscapes of Thessaloniki. Most of the artwork has been donated, some purchased, and at one time quite a number of works were bequeathed to the gallery. Early in 1999, it was augmented by works from the Papanakos Collection.
There is space to display only 150 works, yet the exhibition presents an entirely satisfactory picture of the basic orientations of visual expression in
northern Greece
Northern Greece () is used to refer to the northern parts of Greece, and can have various definitions.
Administrative term
The term "Northern Greece" is widely used to refer mainly to the two northern regions of Macedonia and (Western) Thra ...
, as also of the development of
modern Greek art since 1850. A sample of the artists includes
Tassos Kyriazopoulos,
Spyros Vassiliou
Spyros Vassiliou (Greek language, Greek: Σπύρος Βασιλείου; June 16, 1903 – March 22, 1985) was a Greek painter, printmaker, illustrator, and stage designer. He became widely recognized for his work starting in the 1930s, when he r ...
,
Thalia Flora-Karavia,
Nikos Sachinis,
Émile Gerlach,
Giorgos Apotsos,
Kostas Karanos,
Anna Christoforidou,
Kyriakos Kabadakis, and
Apostolos Kilessopoulos.
The gallery extends its interest to organizing solo and group periodic exhibitions to promote contemporary art.
Gallery
File:Macedonian_Museums-71-Pinakothiki_EMS-309.jpg, First room
File:Macedonian_Museums-71-Pinakothiki_EMS-310.jpg, Second room
File:Macedonian_Museums-71-Pinakothiki_EMS-311.jpg, Fourth room
References
Citations
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External links
Official Website
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Art museums and galleries in Greece
Museums in Thessaloniki
1975 establishments in Greece
Art museums and galleries established in 1975