Gounaropoulos Museum
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Gounaropoulos Museum is a museum located in Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1977 in Zografou. Giorgos Gounaropoulos (1890-1977) was a Greek painter who was recognized for the special light in his paintings and his personal painting style.
In 1978 Giorgos Gounaropoulo's son donated 40 of his father paintings to Municipality of Zografou. One year later Gounaropoulos Museum was founded. The museum's building is Gounaropoulo's house where he lived, worked and died. In 1990 the museum was expanded. A new building was established next to the first which is used as an Art and Culture center.
Today in the museum are excibited 32 paintings, oil paintings and gounaropoulo's personal objects. The museum offers guided tours for visitors and students.
External Links
- Official site in Greek, English, French
- [1] Museum info