Curator of the exhibition: Eleni Eirini Xenaki The exhibition “Before the Word” presents painting as a ritual act and a pre-linguistic form of experience. The works draw from archaic ways of engaging with the world, in which gesture, repetition, and chromatic intensity serve to order experience and build tension. The exposition references two cultural circles:…

The Municipality of Heraklion, the Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Municipal Gallery of Heraklion are hosting the first major retrospective exhibition dedicated to the work of the notable Heraklion-born painter Thomas Fanourakis (1915-1993). After the tributes to his work which were published by the Vikelaia Municipal Library in 1990 and 2002, the Municipality of…

The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Athens warmly invites you to a Grand Opening of the Art Exhibition of graphics and paintings by Katarina Vasickova at the Heraklion Municipal Art Gallery on June 16th, 2025. The evening will be a true cultural experience, including artworks from the collections of Albín Brunovský, presented on the occasion of the 90th anniversary…

Exhibition of abstract artworks Heraklion Municipal Gallery Collection  Basilica of St Mark’s 22 January – 22 February 2025 The exhibition includes works by: Nikos Viskadourakis (1956), Christina Zervou (1936 – 1988), Alexandros Isaris (Dimitriadis Yannis) (1941 – 2022), Stavros Ioannou (1945 – 2009), Maria Kokkinou – Bitsaki (1935 – 2022), Vaso Kyriaki (1937), Kostas Lefkochir…