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Christos Kapralos Museum
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Daphne
March 8, 2021
For those of you who enjoy some culture during your holidays, this intimate museum of Christos Kapralos' house is just the thing! Entrance is free and there is seldom anyone there so, after viewing his sculptures, you can enjoy sitting in the garden with some of his works around in a very zen atmosphere. I truly recommend it!
Μαρικαίτη
August 9, 2021
Christos Capralos was one of the greatest contemporary Greek sculptors. The museum lies on the northwestern side of Aegina, in the area of Plakakia, on the costal road. Opposite the museum, next to the seashore, the bronze statue of Mother welcomes you. The museum is a pleasant 3 km walk from the harbour along the coastal road. The works exhibited in the museum are of marble, aeginean porous stone and wood, there are also exhibits of paintings, terracotta and ceramics TIP TO OUR GUESTS:Before you visit the museum just call them to make sure it is open as the various sites on the internet are not updated.
Christos Capralos was one of the greatest contemporary Greek sculptors. The museum lies on the northwestern side of Aegina, in the area of Plakakia, on the costal road. Opposite the museum, next to the seashore, the bronze statue of Mother welcomes you. The museum is a pleasant 3 km walk from the ha…
Iro
August 10, 2016
KAPRALOS MUSEUM - This museum is located on the northwest coast of Aegina, along the main coast road. It consists of six chambers - the sculptor's Kapralos workshops - while the landscaping surrounding them was designed by the sculptor. He left a collection of approximately 7,500 works to the Greek people on establishing his foundation. The visitor to the Kapralos Museum of Aegina may view works spanning the years 1963-93. His copper statue, The Mother, placed on a square opposite the museum by the sea, symbolizes the Greek mother, a woman who toils in devotion to her family.
KAPRALOS MUSEUM - This museum is located on the northwest coast of Aegina, along the main coast road. It consists of six chambers - the sculptor's Kapralos workshops - while the landscaping surrounding them was designed by the sculptor. He left a collection of approximately 7,500 works to the Greek…
Sandy
September 9, 2022
In the Plakakia area, 3 km from the port of Aegina to the north on the coastal road, is the museum of Christos Capralos, one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century world-wide, and it is definitely worth visiting. The Greek sculptor, painter and engraver, Christos Kapralos, one of the greatest representatives of modernism in Greece, was born in 1909 in Panetoliko (near Agrinio). Despite the fact that his family’s wealth did not allow it, he managed to study painting, at the School of Fine Arts in Athens, and sculpture, in Paris, thanks to the support of his sponsors. In 1991, two years before his death, he founded the Christos and Souli Kapralos Foundation in Aegina, through which the Christos Kapralos Museum opened in 1995, two years after the death of the artist. The Christos Kapralos Museum in Aegina hosts, in its halls and outdoor space, a significant number of works from all of the artist’s periods from 1963 to 1993, while he was working mainly on the island of Aegina. Using a variety of materials (wood, bronze, marble, local limestone, plaster, etc.), Christos Kapralos’ work is expressed through paintings, sculptures, engravings, ceramics and terracotta creations. His work is inspired by the everyday life of people, from peace and war, but also from his relationship with his friends and relatives. He represented Greece at the Venice Bienniale in 1962 and participated in the Sao Paulo Bienniale in 1975. Today his works are exhibited in private collections and museums in Europe and America. One of the most important works that one can admire in this museum is the replica of the frieze “The Monument of the Pindos Battle”, inspired by the Greek revolution against the Germans, which today adorns one of the halls of the Greek Parliament. Also, the bronze statue ” Mana” (Mother), which is standing opposite to the museum and looking out over the sea, symbolizing the Greek mother awaiting her mariner son.
In the Plakakia area, 3 km from the port of Aegina to the north on the coastal road, is the museum of Christos Capralos, one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century world-wide, and it is definitely worth visiting. The Greek sculptor, painter and engraver, Christos Kapralos, one of the g…
Chryssoula
February 16, 2020
Christos Kapralos was a Greek artist of the 20th century. His works were instensely anthropocentrical with inspiration of Ancient Greek art and mythology. In the museum there are six workshops that contain all the works which were displayed in Aegina every summer from 1963 until 1993.
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