Andros is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago and is a drop-dead beautiful place that is full of wonderful attractions and cultural institutions. One of the best of these cultural institutions is located in the capital city of Hora: the Museum of Contemporary Art. If you have found a vacation rental in South Aegean and are exploring this region's beautiful islands, this is one of the highlights of this, one of the most charming of all of those islands.
The Museum of Contemporary Art on Andros was inaugurated by the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation in 1979, which had built up a significant collection of artworks by important Greek and international artists of the 20th century and were in need of somewhere to show it to the public. Two wings of the museum exhibit part of this collection throughout the year to this day and it is the core of the collection of the museum. The permanent collection of the museum was further enriched by the bequeathal of works by local artist Michael Tombros. In addition there are also temporary exhibitions of the works of distinguished 20th-century artists held each summer. Read More
The Museum of Contemporary Art on Andros was inaugurated by the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation in 1979, which had built up a significant collection of artworks by important Greek and international artists of the 20th century and were in need of somewhere to show it to the public. Two wings of the museum exhibit part of this collection throughout the year to this day and it is the core of the collection of the museum. The permanent collection of the museum was further enriched by the bequeathal of works by local artist Michael Tombros. In addition there are also temporary exhibitions of the works of distinguished 20th-century artists held each summer. Read More
