Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation
The Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art is a modern art museum in Eratosthenous Street, Pangrati, Athens, Greece, opened in October 2019. It displays many of the works amassed by shipowner Basil Goulandris and his wife Elise Karadontis, who died in 1994 and 2000 respectively, with an art collection valued at US$3 billion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Wednesday—Thursday and Saturday—Monday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Pangrati, Athens, Greece
- Also known as: “Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation Museum, Athens”, “Goulandris Museum”, “Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art”, “Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens”, and “Goulandris Museum of Modern Art, Athens”
- Address: Ερατοσθένους 13, Αθήνα, 11635
Photo: Tolisr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Lyceum.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, democracy, and Western civilization. Parthenon is situated 1½ km west of Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation.
Lyceum
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lyceum was a temple in Athens dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC. Lyceum is situated 470 metres north of Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation.
Presidential Mansion
Government office
Photo: Άργος, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece, is the official residence of the president of the Hellenic Republic. It served previously as the Royal Palace, until the abolition of the monarchy by the 1974 referendum. Presidential Mansion is situated 360 metres northwest of Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pangrati and Rigillis.
Pangrati
Suburb
Pangrati is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece, having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates, its frontage runs from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue along to Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue and Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue, just a few minutes walk from the National Gardens.
Mets
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mets is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is located between Ardettos Hill, First Cemetery of Athens and Temple of Olympian Zeus. Mets owes its name to a beer brewery, opened by Bavarian brewer Karl Fuchs.
Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation
- Categories: art museum, museum building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.9698° or 37° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
23.74279° or 23° 44′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8G95XP9V+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 400456875OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q33119180
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վասիլիս և Էլիզա Գուլանդրիսի հիմնադրամ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف بازل وأليس جولينداريس . اثينا”
- French: “Musée d’art contemporain de la fondation Vassílis et Elísa Goulandrís”
- French: “musée d’art contemporain Goulandrís”
- French: “Musée d’Art contemporain Goulandrís”
- German: “Museum der Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation”
- German: “Μουσείο Ιδρύματος Βασίλη & Ελίζας Γουλανδρή”
- Greek: “Ίδρυμα Βασίλη & Ελίζας Γουλανδρή”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Γουλανδρή Μοντέρνας Τέχνης Αθήνας”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Γουλανδρή Σύγχρονης Τέχνης Αθήνας”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Ιδρύματος Βασίλη και Ελίζας Γουλανδρή”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Μοντέρνας Τέχνης Γουλανδρή Αθήνας”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης Γουλανδρή Αθήνας”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης του Ιδρύματος Βασίλη & Ελίζας Γουλανδρή”
- Russian: “Фонд Василиса и Элизы Гуландрис”
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