Monday, July 19, 2010
The exhibition "Synaxis - Greek Art 15-20th century : Images in wood and paper" was inaugurated at the famous Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts on July 13, and runs until September 26.
Held under the auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, this display will constitute a prelude to the cultural events of the "Year 2014 Greece-Russia," which will take place in 2014 as part of the special cultural exchanges between the two countries.
It is being held in cooperation with the Athens’ Benaki Museum and Moscow's Andrei Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Art and with the support of the Onassis Foundation.
The exhibition comprises 135 important religious artworks on wood and paper, dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries, which come mainly from the Velimezis and the Margaritis Collections.
It has travelled to 20 museums internationally, over 18 years.
It has travelled to 20 museums internationally, over 18 years.
More information - Hermitage Museum Archive: Holy Images - the Greek Icons from the Velimezis Collection
