Teloglion Foundation of Art

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Project Name: Teloglion Foundation of Art
Construction year: 1999
Website: www.tf.auth.gr/teloglion
Address: Agiou Demetriou 159A GR-546 36 , THESSALONIKI - Greece

Architect(s) : Tasos Mpiris
Project Category: Cultural

Latitude: 40.6405
Longitude: 22.9445

Teloglion Foundation of Art

The Teloglion Foundation of Art was established in Thessaloniki in 1972. It was named after Nestor and Aliki Telloglou, who donated their art collection and their entire property to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Later the University established this foundation in order to house the art collection and make it available to the public.

Museum

The Teloglion Foundation of Art is housed in a 6,500 square meter building located at the northern side of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki campus. The building is surrounded by a 24,000 square meter forest and its architectural design was the result of an architectural competition held in 1982. It is thought to be one of the most beautiful and best designed buildings of Thessaloniki.

The exhibition area covers three floors and a total area of 2,500 square meters. It is subdivided into smaller independent areas and a small number of auxiliary rooms. The levels of temperature, relative humidity and light inside the exhibition area are closely and constantly monitored through the use of a state-of-the-art system, which controls the environmental conditions in the whole building.

The Foundation also owns a medium-sized amphitheater, which is a fully equipped conventional center, able to host a great variety of cultural and scientific events, such as musical events, seminars, lectures and conferences. The amphitheater holds 230 seats and is equipped with advanced megaphone installations, a control room and three independent translation booths.

Organizational structure

The Teloglion Foundation of art is a non-profit organization, supervised by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It is directed by a Board of Trustees, which is composed of University professors from various faculties, such as the Faculty of Philosophy, the Faculty of Law, the Polytechnic Faculty and the Faculty of Health Sciences. Furthermore, the museum employs researchers, curators and a technical support team, whose main objective is to make sure that the Foundation functions properly.

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