The exhibition presents the two mural projects painted by the artist G. Gounaro: the mural in the Council Chamber of the Athens City Hall and the religious paintings in the church of Hagia Triada (Holy Trinity) in Volos.

The painting in the Athens City Council covers 112m². It was created in the late 1930s and depicts the history of Athens from ancient to modern times. The work is presented for the first time in relation to the artist’s preparatory drawings, on loan from the Municipal Gallery of Athens.

The murals in the Hagia Triada church date from the early 1950s and represent the only example of a Greek church painted in modern style. The recent restoration of the murals has highlighted the poetic and spiritual qualities of the compositions.

Opening: Wednesday 6 May 2015 at 20:00

Parallel events:
(in Greek)

Talks

• Saturday 9 May 2015, 11:00-12:00
  The mural of G. Gounaro in the Athens City Hall, by Dionissia Giakoumi, Art historian-Curator, G. Gounaropoulos Museum

• Saturday 16 May 2015, 11:00-12:00
  The religious oeuvre of G. Gounaro, by Dora Markatou, former Associate Professor, University of Ioannina

• Saturday 23 May 2015, 11:00-12:00
  G. Gounaro as theatre set designer in the interwar years, by Panayiota Konstantinakou, Phd, Dpt. of Theatre, University of Thessaloniki

Guided tours to the exhibition:

• Saturday 16 May, 12:00-13:00
• Wednesday 20 May, 19:00-20:00