#BENAKIS MUSEUM

[the-puffinry]

hey don't be sad. deeply silly 18th century Iranian bird scissors.

(source: benaki museum, auction)

[lionofchaeronea]

View of Athens from the River Ilissos, Johann Michael Wittmer, 1833

[captainkaltar]

Byzantine-era earrings

Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece

[fashionbooksmilano]

Lila de Nobili - Yannis Tsarouchis An encounter

Maria Diamanti, Fani-Maria Tsigakou, Niki Grypari

Benaki Museum - Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation, 2002, 144 pages, 6 b/w and 278 color pictures, 24,6x22cm, ISBN 960-8452-93-7, Greek / English, softcover

euro 50,00

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This is the catalogue that accompanied the exhibition “Lila de Nobili – Yannis Tsarouchis. An encounter”, that was held at the Benaki Museum, in cooperation with the Tsarouchis Foundation (4 July-23 September 2002), as a tribute to the great set and costume designer and painter Lila de Nobili (1916-2002). In this book more than 200 works by Lila de Nobili have been gathered together from the Yannis Tsarouchis Museum and private collections, as well as samples of her work in the theatre and the opera (models for sets, costume designs, etc.) and of her skill as a painter (illustrations of books, impressions of Italy, etc.). At the same time works by Yannis Tsarouchis are presented that demonstrate the artistic kinship and common concerns of the two artists.

09/03/24

[kallostheke]

Henry Pickersgill, A Young Greek Woman (detail)

[sentierscolores]

[proartsblog]

[nolensattached]

Self portrait c.2010

[grecoromanyaoi]

I felt like drawing and didn’t know what to draw so here are 19th century Greek lesbian brides based on clothing I found in the Benaki museum archives (left is from Menidi and right is from Phthiotis)

(i am taking donation-commissions!)

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Henry William Pickersgill (English, 1782-1875) A Young Greek Woman, 1829 Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization, Athina

[the-puffinry]

Gold earrings with pendant doves. Early 2nd c. BC.

Gold earrings with carnelian doves. Apulia, 2nd century BC.

(both in the Benaki museum, Greece.)

[milksockets]

varotsos: future seen through the past - benaki museum (2007)

[captainkaltar]

Ancient Greek chickens

Benaki Museum, Athens

[fashionbooksmilano]

RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion

Vassilis Zidianakis, Christina Leitner, Marie-Claire Bataille, Christopg Grunenberg, Alexandra Palmer, Myrsinu Pichou, Kyriaki Lentzi, Lydia Kamitsis, Kaat Debo, Akiko Fukai

ATOPOS, Athens 2007, 319 pages, 340 color pictures, 24 x 17 cm, Softcover, ISBN 9789608963719 , with audio cd ‘Paperdelic’ by Yannis Kyriakides

euro 44,00

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The ‘RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion’ exhibition looks into the use of paper as a material for garment manufacture, an unknown aspect of sartorial culture. A very unique and special publication/catalogue accompanies the first Paper Fashion exhibition at the Benaki Museum, Athens. This is a book in process, making openings to various parties, leaving open working hypotheses through the specialists’ texts, which depict various aspects of research into the history of the relationship of paper to garments. The book simultaneously places particular emphasis on the ephemeral, fragile, humble and poetic nature of paper garments, juxtaposing modern creations with paper garments from different cultures and civilisations.

22/06/23

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Paros Island, 1952 © Ioannis Lamprou / The Benaki Museum Photographic Archives

[kebriones]

Let's say you have a hypothetical friend like that, where are you taking them? Doesn't have to be a specific place, I'm more curious what you'd show to a foreigner looking for some not-tourist-traps-and-not-that-one-temple-everyone-goes-to?

HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES HEHE:

Mount Hymettus. I can milk so much content out of that mountain if you like nature and easy hikes.

The various hidden and run-down neoclassical, art deco etc buildings one can find around areas like kypseli etc. Plaka is fine but everyone knows of it.

University campuses. Don't you want to see what the athenian university campus looks like. I'd even take a foreign friend to my art school fo show them around all the workshops and stuff.

The planetarium, the goulandri natural history museum, the natural history museum of the university of athens and a bunch of other lesser known ones, or those with modern folk art like the benaki museum and some others hidden around in athens.

Peiraius. Most tourists only see a tiny portion of peiraius, only when they get on or off a boat. The port and peiraius in general has so much more to see.

Random neighborhoods. Richer ones, industrial ones, i think each neighborhood in athens has its own character.

The first cemetery. Graves that are literal works of art, also many famous people's graves and a chance for historical discussions.

Plato's academy. The lyceum of Aristotle. People completely overlook these ones.

The diomedes botanical garden.

Parks tour. Metro stations tour. My dad and I used to do metro stations tours.

Mount parnitha . A bit of a car trip but it's gorgeous.

Any ongoing festival or exhibition or event meant for locals rather than tourists.

Visit non-tourist stores for souvenirs. Maybe they won't say "i love athens" or have a korinthian helmet on them, but you can find everything from second hand books and clothes to antiques to locally handmade art, comics by greek people that exist only in the 3-4 Athenian comic stores and nowhere else, there's scavenger's markets, there's incredible local jewelry stores etc etc.

Visit a very big supermarket, and visit a big jumbo store. These are essential experiences. When I was in Germany, I had a blast visiting a big supermarket. It's so interesting to see these common things in other countries.

Take them to a nice church to see the Sunday morning service. It might be interesting for someone who hasn't experienced an Orthodox service before. I'll pick one with epic chanters.

Bring them to some of the best pizza shops around athens. Greek pizza is the best pizza please don't kill me italians.

Just show them around my neighborhood. I know all the interesting spots, the best places to eat, and if they're a cat fan I can do the epic cat tour. I think one can get a very good idea of common daily life in Athens in my neighborhood.