New Museum of Contemporary Art near the center of Athens

A new museum of contemporary art opened recently in the heart of Athens, int.ert.gr reports.

The new museum of Basil and Elise Goulandris is situated next to the Agios Spyridon square in the Pagrati district, housed in a 7,250 sq. m 11-story building.

The museum showcases one of the most significant private art collections of the second half of the 20th century. The founders’ primary aim was to make this collection accessible to the public. On the first and second floors, visitors can find the works by famous painters such as Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Jean Monet, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Vassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon, Alberto Giacometti, Mark Chagall, Giorgio de Chirico and others.