Greece
Aims to be a welcoming place for every citizen , a concentration and fruitful conciliation creators, of art lovers and friends, designated development spirit of solidarity, cooperation and solidarity, but also intellectual and aesthetic cultivation, training and entertainment.
The Museum Visual Arts Heraklion (M E. T..) was founded in May 2000 by K . Σχιζάκη.
Aims to be a welcoming place for every citizen , a concentration and fruitful conciliation creators, of art lovers and friends, designated development spirit of solidarity, cooperation and solidarity, but also intellectual and aesthetic cultivation, training and entertainment. In this direction are planned the organization of training and educational seminars and conferences on matters artistic creation, conferences, concerts, seminars, publications, while the space will be offered for reports visual arts collections exchanges, cooperation with other private or public museums in national and European level.
In the hope this effort to embrace the public of Heraklion, the space opens with the report works Kriton artists Collection K. Sxizaki, introductory report the basic part of the assets of the M.E. T. H.
Objectives – The purpose of the Museum
The Museum Visual Arts Heraklion is involved in publishing information books, brochures, results of studies as well as participate in research programs and in any activity which promotes directly or indirectly the purposes of:
Support all cultural and artistic activity, and in particular the promotion and strengthening of visual arts.
The view of the work of the Cretans, to protect artists and the promotion of their presence at local, national and European level.
The emergence and the rescue of works of authors Cretan origin.
The cooperation with other museums, at local, national and European level.
The co-operation with member states of the European Union to participate in European programs and bodies for the promotion of common objectives, exchange of information, ideas and experience.
The organization retrospective reports significant Neo Greek artists.
The organization research, training and educational seminars and conferences on artistic creation.
The monographs and lists reports artists.
It is Moni Stavropigiaki, that was founded in the 16th century. Has played a major role in Cretan Revolts and indeed in the revolution of 1866, when there was shelter and center of rebels. There was very rich Single with large estates. In 1831 it was established that the first Greek school.
The paleontological collection of the Municipality of Rethymnon, which consists of findings from excavations from all over the prefecture by German scientist Siegfired Kuss (University of Freiburg), will form the basis of the exhibition. The Goulandris foundation has been looking after this collection in collaboration with the University of Athens (Historical Geology and Palaeontology Faculty).
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the biggest museum in Greece, and one of the most important ones worldwide.The rich collections, with more than 11.000 exhibits, offer the visitor a complete image of the ancient Greek civilization..
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