The A. G. Leventis Gallery in Nicosia is now open and houses the A. G. Leventis Foundation’s three Collections, realising Anastasios G. Leventis’ vision of making available to the public the treasures of European art and culture that he collected during his lifetime.
The Gallery was designed by the award-winning British architectural firm Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, in collaboration with J. & A. Philippou in Cyprus. The construction was undertaken by the Iacovou – GCC Joint Venture, and the project was managed by RESDE Development and Project Management S.A.
The Paris Collection includes works by important European artists of the 17th century to the 20th and owes its name to A. G. Leventis’ Parisian apartment, where it was housed for more than half a century, away from the public eye. Dr Myrto Hatzaki is the Curator of the Paris Collection.
The Greek Collection includes works by artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. Anastasios Leventis bought the core of the Greek Collection from Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza in 1973, and it was later enriched by the A. G. Leventis Foundation. Evita Arapoglou is the Curator of the Greek Collection.
The Cyprus Collection was created after the death of Anastasios G. Leventis and includes works of art by the first generation of Cypriot artists from 1900 until the foundation of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960, as well as some by artists of the second generation who explored similar themes as their predecessors. Dr Eleni Nikita is the curator of the Cyprus Collection.
The three Collections include works by such significant artists as Canaletto, Boucher, Fragonard, Corot, Boudin, Renoir, Monet, Signac, Chagall, Vryzakis, Volanakis, Rallis, Moralis, Tsarouchis, Ghika, Kissonerghis, Diamantis and Kanthos.
The museological approach and the presentation of the Collections connect the art of the past with the technology of the future, including interactive digital labels and touch screens that help the visitor to tour the museum. A particularly innovative detail is the design of the special partitions that protect the more sensitive works from constant exposure to light.
The modern sculptural lighting by the internationally renowned Michael Anastassiades unites the Gallery space with the selection of Louis XVI furniture and the Meissen and Sèvres porcelain. We also see a reflection of A. G. Leventis’ apartment in Paris in the wood-panelled room that was transported in its entirety from the apartment and has been re-erected in the Gallery, transporting visitors to 1960s Paris, where the valuable collection was original housed: a collection that now belongs, as was his wish, to his fellow countrymen.
Source: Municipality of Nicosia
Province: Nicosia
Accreditation: AG Leventis Gallery
Address: 5 Leonidou Street 1097 Nicosia, Cyprus RC Box 22543
Telephone / Fax: 00357-22668838 / –
Website / E-Mail: www.leventisgallery.org / info@leventisgallery.org
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 to 16:30 except Tuesday 10:00 – 17:00 | Wednesday 10:00 to 22:00
Season: All year
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