Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art

The Museum of Cycladic Art (Greek Mousio Kykladikis Technic Μουσείο Κυκλαδικής Τέχνης ) is a museum in Athens. The most important part of the exhibition devoted to the art of the Cyclades culture and the history of Cyprus. Carrier is the N. P. Goulandris Foundation.

History

The art collector Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris showed their collection of Cycladic idols for the first time in 1978 in an exhibition at the Benaki Museum, Athens. Due to the great public interest, the collection then wandered through various museums in Europe, America and Asia. As Nicholas Goulandris died in 1983, Dolly Goulandris transferred the entire collection of the newly formed NP Goulandris Foundation. Since 1986, it is housed in was designed by Ernst Ziller Stathatou Megaro the Athens district of Kolonaki, to the for that purpose a new building was connected.

With time, other private collections of ancient art were integrated into the Museum of Cycladic Art. The most important is the collection of Cypriot art by Thanos N. Zintilis, which is among the largest of its kind.

Collection and Exhibitions

The permanent exhibition of the museum includes four parts: the Cycladic collection, a collection of ancient Greek art, the Cypriot collection and an exhibition about the daily life in ancient Greece.

The museum also has changing exhibitions and archaeological exhibitions of modern art.

Events and Publications

The Museum of Cycladic Art regularly organizes scientific seminars, conferences and lectures. It also offers an extensive children's program and are teaching materials out of the ancient art.