From November 11, 2026, through January 23, 2027, the G. Gounaropoulos Museum presents the temporary exhibition When Young Artists Learned Not to Be Afraid: Gounaropoulos, Kanellis, Eleftheriadis, Loukopoulos. The exhibition highlights how the painter Giorgos Gounaropoulos (1889–1977) served, during the 1930s, as a “mentor” to the younger artists Orestis Kanellis (1910–1979), Takis Eleftheriadis (1911–1987), and Klearchos Loukopoulos (1906–1995). By juxtaposing works that were previously unknown to scholars and the public or had not been exhibited for decades, the stylistic affinities among the four artists and their ongoing dialogue are brought to light, raising an important research question: …More

The exhibition by artist Yannis Koutsouris depicts the wanderings of a unique, enchanted child through the imaginary land of Wonderlandia—a place inhabited by reassuringly eccentric creatures, where everything looks different: the ocean floor resembles the sky, the planets have round, bulging eyes, insects look like clownfish, sea urchins have unkempt little heads, domestic animals resemble objects, colorful hybrids… and many other fascinating things.

Wonderlandia is a wondrous world, born of the artist’s childhood experiences in the countryside, with characters that emerged from his work creating animated films during his many years in the advertising industry. At its core, …More

From November 11, 2026, through January 23, 2027, the G. Gounaropoulos Museum presents the temporary exhibition When Young Artists Learned Not to Be Afraid: Gounaropoulos, Kanellis, Eleftheriadis, Loukopoulos. The exhibition highlights how the painter Giorgos Gounaropoulos (1889–1977) served, during the 1930s, as a “mentor” to the younger artists Orestis Kanellis (1910–1979), Takis Eleftheriadis (1911–1987), and Klearchos Loukopoulos (1906–1995). By juxtaposing works that were previously unknown to scholars and the public or had not been exhibited for decades, the stylistic affinities among the four artists and their ongoing dialogue are brought to light, raising an important research question: …More

The exhibition by artist Yannis Koutsouris depicts the wanderings of a unique, enchanted child through the imaginary land of Wonderlandia—a place inhabited by reassuringly eccentric creatures, where everything looks different: the ocean floor resembles the sky, the planets have round, bulging eyes, insects look like clownfish, sea urchins have unkempt little heads, domestic animals resemble objects, colorful hybrids… and many other fascinating things.

Wonderlandia is a wondrous world, born of the artist’s childhood experiences in the countryside, with characters that emerged from his work creating animated films during his many years in the advertising industry. At its core, …More