"Museum of Modern Ceramic Art" in Athens
The "Center for the Study of Modern Ceramics Art (K.M.N.K.) – Founder. Home. C. Psaropoulos" founded in 1987 by Betty Psaropoulos (1930-2009) who had a great admiration for ceramic art.
It is housed in a renovated neoclassical building 1875, which was the residence of the Dimitrios Petropoulos family, with an inner courtyard decorated with ceramic objects.
Betty Psaropoulou started, in his decade 1950, with the collection of ceramic objects and then, enchanted by folk ceramic art and traditional potters, focused on the study and collection of information related to the history of modern ceramics in Greece (16th -20th c.).
The valuable archival material he collected during this research trip in the Greek area, but also her passion for ceramics, prompted her to create the "Center for the Study of Modern Pottery Art" in Athens.
This is a Museum Ceramics with a permanent collection of folk art ceramics such as jars, pottery, dishes, household objects, tools and collection of modern works, creations of contemporary artists.
At the same time it also works as Investigative & Educational Center where she provides pottery classes for adults, offers educational programs in schools and has creative employment workshops, with clay, for small children.
Information – registrations for the ceramics classes or for the workshops at http://potterymuseum.gr, tel. : 210 3318491-3.
In the bill of sale of Museum you will find beautiful clay objects for gifts such as dishes, mugs, small objects while at Library books, catalogs, minutes of conferences etc., about the history of ceramic art.
The "Center for the Study of Modern Ceramics Art (K.M.N.K.) – Founder. Home. C. Psaropoulos» is located in the center of Athens, in the area of Ancient Ceramics, Melidoni street 4-6 , Asomata Square, Thisio, tel. : 210 3318491-3, http://potterymuseum.gr, entrance free. Hours : Monday - Friday : 9 a.m. -3 p.m., Saturday closed, Sunday by appointment.
Photo source : K.M.N.K.
