Municipal Art Gallery - An Attraction in Rhodes Old Town
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Frank. Jaeger
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2010-03-11 21:13:24 |
Municipal Art Gallery is situated in the Symi Square in the medieval town of Rhodes. It provides a platform and displays the Art work of different Greek artists. It was established in 1962 by a Contemporary Greek Work of Art scholar, Andreas Ioannou, who was also a famous commander in Dodecanese region. To enjoy and experience the magnificence and splendor of this gallery you are advised to reside in good Rhodes town hotels. One of the highly rated hotels here is the Paris Hotel. It is located in Old town near St Francisco Roman Catholic Church. Here you get great service at very reasonable charges.
Today, the Gallery possesses some of the most delegate and trustworthy collections of the Greek Paintings and Drawings of 20th century. It also represents all the eminent and creative Greek painters of the last century, who shaped contemporary Greek work of art, with at least one characteristic work. Most of the represented painters belonged to the previous century. To be witness to this magnificent artistic galore of aestheticism, you can book your stay in one of the best Rhodes town hotels.
Some of the most prominent painting-makers popular both in Greece and Europe include Kontoglou, Parthenis, Maleas, Theophilos , Vassiliou, Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas, Spyropoulos, Fassianos, Gaitis, Kessanlis, Moralis, Tsarouchis, Chr. Botsoglou, Diamantopoulos, Engonopoulos, Gounaropoulos, Lytras and a lot more others. More than 150 painters and their work of art have been displayed in various exhibitions in Greece and Europe.
The gallery, apart from possessing significant elegant paintings, owns a rich and beautiful collection of wood, chalcography, lithography and aquatint engravings that dated from the 16th to 20th century. You can also see these sketches, paintings, designs, sculptures and various other things in Rhodes town hotels as well. They will really be the best Rhodes Holidays Ideas for this year’s vacation plan.
Some of them include significantly interesting collections of the Engravings and Maps of Island Rhodes, the Aegean and the Dodecanese. They also carry a wide variety of etchings and maps of different parts of the Greek and Asia Minor regions. More specifically, they include maps and paintings of all the Rhodes Islands and Towns. These collections are donated by the philhellene family, Noel Woolrych.
Despite of major building (at Symi square), various other buildings of the town organize activities of the Museum. You can easily avail one of the superb Rhodes town hotels here.
The New Gallery was established in 2002. It is built in a contemporary infrastructure at the picturesque Square including 100 palm trees. Artistic, educational and cultural activities of this region will make your stay memorable.
In addition, the Center of Modern Art is put up in the Socratous Street or Palio Syssitio of the medieval town of Rhodes. It is one of the most popular streets here. The centre has been built with a purpose of providing a platform to the young artists. The museum serves the purpose of priding quality education for the youngsters and is highly esteemed because of this reason.
There are some good quality Rhodes town hotels that you can avail to make your trip to Rhodes even more enjoyable and comfortable.
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Rhodes Old Town has numerous attractions for the visitors. In order to see these sites making the best use of your time and money, you are advised to stay in the nearby Rhodes Town Hotels.
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