EXHIBITIONS
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM / CHANIA
ArTies: 8 eight Contemporary Sculptures – ∞ Infinite Diachronic Ties
The Archaeological Museum of Chania welcomes the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum as part of the pop-up exhibition titled ArTies: 8 eight Contemporary Sculptures – ∞ Infinite Diachronic Ties from March 8, 2025 to October 13, 2025.
© Thomas Gerasopoulos. Ministy of Culture, Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania
This pop-up exhibition is part of the new initiative by the Chania Ephorate of Antiquities called ArTies, which unfolds in the galleries of the Permanent Exhibition at the Archaeological Museum of Chania, featuring items from the collections of Museums, Institutions, and Cultural Entities of national and international significance.
The aim of this initiative is to create an interactive dialogue between ancient artefacts and contemporary works, highlighting the timelessness of artistic inspiration and renewing the way we approach the treasures of our cultural heritage.
The first guest is the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum, presenting eight significant sculptures by renowned contemporary Greek artists (Giannoulis Chalepas, Bella Raftopoulou, Christos Kapralos, Frosso Efthimiadi-Menegaki), which are not part of the permanent collections of the National Gallery. These sculptures will serve as the narrative thread unfolding in the Permanent Exhibition of the Archaeological Museum of Chania, weaving seven thematic conversations and revealing the infinite bonds of our cultural tradition: winged Victories, unruly hybrid creatures, vain and aged Venuses, figures that dance, mourn silently or intensely, proud and wounded soldiers, funerary symbols as dual representations of the fleeting nature of love and the inevitability of death. A captivating coexistence that invites visitors to personalise the experience of the silent dialogue between ancient and modern works, as they intertwine the threads of human experiences and capture them in fascinating ways.
The exhibition is organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Chania Ephorate of Antiquities, in collaboration with the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum, and with the support of the Region of Crete and the Chania Municipal Port Fund.
