| ANNE WANNER'S Textiles in History / exhibitions |
| Benaki
Museum 1, Koumbari Str & Vas. Sofias 106 74 Athens, Greece |
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hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 9:00 - 17:00 Thursday: 9:00 - 24:00 Sunday: 9:00 - 15:00 It is closed on Tuesday and the following holidays: March 25th, May 1st, August 15th, October 28th, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Easter Day, Easter Monday, Clean Monday, Holy Spirit Day. admission fees: Full admission: 6 Euros Temporary Exhibition: 3 Euros Reduced admission: 50% - persons over 65 - an adult accompaning a child free admission: every Thursday (except temporary exhibitions and guided groups) - for disabled persons - students - ICOM members |
Greek Embroideries BENAKI MUSEUM ATHENS 16 April 2006 to 28 May 2006 |
| Greek
Embroidery, 17th - 19th century: Works of art from the
Collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum Athens, Benaki Museum - Pireos Street Annexe 12/4/2006 - 28/5/2006 Greek
embroidery reflects the inventiveness and artistic
sensibility of women, who combined primordial symbols and
decorative motifs of various origin into compositions
that elevate their craft into a form of visual art. Over
a hundred artefacts - festive clothing and objects to
decorate the home - provide the exhibition with ample
examples of the illustrative wealth and technical
diversity in Greek embroidery, in order to highlight
regional differences and bring to light potential
similarities and interactions. In tandem, to honour the
work of Greek ethnographer Angeliki Hatzimichali, the
exhibition tracks her pilgrimage through the paths of
Greek tradition and illustrates her progress in the study
of the embroiderer’s art. This tour takes us through
a major sample of the rich collection of Greek embroidery
held by the Victoria & Albert Museum and an equal
number of works from the Benaki Museum. Organization: |
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