{"id":247768,"date":"2026-05-06T12:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.gr\/?post_type=anakoinwseis&p=247768"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:34:25","slug":"may-at-the-national-gallery-alexandros-soutsos-museum","status":"publish","type":"anakoinwseis","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.gr\/en\/announcements\/may-at-the-national-gallery-alexandros-soutsos-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"May at the National Gallery \u2013 Alexandros Soutsos Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May is a landmark month for museums worldwide, with International Museum Day celebrated on 18 May. To mark the occasion, the National Gallery invites visitors to its Central Building and Annexes for a wide-ranging programme of new exhibitions, educational activities, and encounters with its permanent collection.<\/p>\n

The Gallery\u2019s major new exhibition, The Avant-Garde World. City, Nature, Universe, Human<\/em>, revisits the Costakis Collection under the lens of the relationship between humans and the environment. The exhibition has already drawn an enthusiastic response and, within just a few weeks of opening, has attracted the attention of both Greek and international media. Guided tours for the public begin in May, while four new educational programmes introduce younger audiences to the world of the Avant-Garde.<\/p>\n

In celebration of International Museum Day 2026 on 18 May, held under the theme \u201cMuseums Uniting a Divided World,\u201d the National Gallery is presenting four events showing in practice how museums can serve as bridges for communication and exchange. The programme includes two tactile guided tours for visitors with visual impairments, a thematic tour of the permanent display at the National Glyptotheque, and a book presentation accompanied by an art workshop at the Nafplion Annex. Together, these initiatives encourage dialogue and inclusion, fostering understanding and respect for diversity.<\/p>\n

The exhibition Francisco Goya \u2013 Los Caprichos<\/em>, presenting the artist\u2019s widely celebrated, groundbreaking series of 80 prints, has been extended until the end of September.<\/p>\n

At the Space in Between in the National Gallery\u2019s Central Building, Natasa Biza\u2019s exhibition Changing Grounds \u2013 Stories Beyond the Record: The National Gallery Archive<\/em> continues with a thematic guided tour titled \u201cThe Archive and the Rupture\u201d on 27 May.<\/p>\n

At the Contemporary Greek Art Institute, the exhibition Irene Aperghis: archive \u2013 furniture & decoration \u2013 painting<\/em> draws to a close on 15 May. Shortly before it ends, a final guided tour will take place on 13 May. This is a rare opportunity to encounter works that uniquely illuminate the social history of furniture and the transformations of interior domestic spaces in Greece during the country\u2019s rapid post-war urbanization.<\/p>\n

International Museum Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Touching Painting: A tactile guided tour at the National Gallery \u2013 Alexandros Soutsos Museum
\n<\/u><\/em>For visitors with visual impairments only<\/p>\n

Date: Monday, 18 May 2026
\nTime: 16:00
\nVenue: National Gallery \u2013 Central Building<\/p>\n

Touching Sculpture: A tactile guided tour at the National Glyptotheque
\n<\/u><\/em>For visitors with visual impairments only<\/p>\n

Date: Monday, 18 May 2026
\nTime: 13:00
\nVenue: National Glyptotheque<\/p>\n

Different Materials, Shared Care, and Harmonious Coexistence, at the National Glyptotheque
\n<\/u><\/em>
\nDate: Wednesday, 20 May 2026
\nTime: 18:30
\nVenue: National Glyptotheque<\/p>\n

Book presentation and art workshop
\n<\/u><\/em>
\nDates: Saturday, 16 May, 19:00; Sunday, 17 May, 12:00
\nVenue: National Gallery \u2013 Nafplion Annex<\/p>\n

Educational programmes<\/strong>
\nNational Gallery \u2013 Central Building<\/p>\n

A Cloud in Trousers
\n<\/u>Date: 24 May 2026
\nTime: 12:00<\/p>\n

Model for the City of the Future
\n<\/u>Date: 17 May 2026
\nTime: 12:00<\/p>\n

Mamma Mia!
\n<\/u>Date: 9 May 2026
\nTime: 15:00<\/p>\n

From Representation to Abstraction: The World of the Russian Avant-Garde
\n<\/u>Dates: 9 and 31 May 2026
\nTime: 11:30<\/p>\n

Travelling with Popova\u2019s Woman
\n<\/u>Date: Saturday, 23 May 2026
\nTime: 15:00<\/p>\n

Guided Tours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paper Icons \u2013 The Beginnings of Greek Printmaking<\/strong>
\nGuided tours by the exhibition curator
\n<\/em>Dates: Sunday, 10 May; Sunday, 17 May; Sunday, 24 May
\nTime: 16:00
\nVenue: National Gallery \u2013 Central Building<\/p>\n

Flowers in Modern Greek Art: Use and Symbolism<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Dates: 2 and 9 May 2026
\nTime: 12:00
\nVenue: National Gallery \u2013 Central Building<\/p>\n

National Glyptotheque – Permanent Exhibition<\/strong>
\nDate: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
\nTime: 18:00
\nVenue: National Glyptotheque<\/p>\n

The Avant-Garde World. City, Nature, Universe, Human<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/strong>Guided tours by <\/em>Syrago Tsiara<\/em>, Director of the National Gallery
\n<\/em>Sunday, 10 May at 12:30
\nSunday, 24 May at 12:30
\nVenue: National Gallery \u2013 Central Building<\/p>\n

The Avant-Garde World. City, Nature, Universe, Human<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/strong>Date: 27 May 2026
\nTime: 17:00
\nVenue: National Gallery \u2013 Central Building<\/p>\n

From Earth to Space: The Prophetic Vision of the Russian Avant-Garde<\/strong>
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<\/em>Guided tour in Russian by Maria Costaki<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Date: Saturday, 30 May 2026
\nTime: 12:00
\nVenue: National Gallery \u2013 Central Building<\/p>\n

Revolution, Utopia and Repression: The 20th Century through the Costakis Collection<\/strong>
\nR\u00e9volution, utopie et r\u00e9pression: le XXe si\u00e8cle \u00e0 travers la collection Costakis
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\n<\/em>Guided tour in French by Maria Costaki<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Date: Saturday, 16 May 2026
\nTime: 12:00
\nVenue: National Gallery \u2013 Central Building<\/p>\n

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