«Pinacotèque Kouvoutsakis» is a non-profit, public welfare institution founded in 1995 by Panayotis N. Kouvoutsakis for the purpose of promoting and propagating fine art with emphasis on Greek figurative painting and sculpture.
It functions as a local cultural and exhibition centre in a privately owned building erected by its founder on the corner of Levidis and Papadiamantis Street in the centre of Kifissia.
The permanent collection of artworks covers an area of approximately 2,000 sq. m., subject to standard museum requirements. Maintenance costs are wholly covered by donations from its founder, without financial help from municipal, government, European community or other sources.
The permanent collection of artworks covers an area of approximately 2,000 sq. m., subject to standard museum requirements. Maintenance costs are wholly covered by donations from its founder, without financial help from municipal, government, European community or other sources.
There is a reception area on the ground floor of the building, which leads to the outdoor scylpture exhibition and the main display area of the permanent collection. This consists of a large central hall, which can also be used for lectures, from which a number of other roomsradiate in a circle. The collection has been arranged in such a way that the visitor will be able to follow the course of contemporary Greek painting from its beginnings to the present day, as well as its links with the past, in the clearest possible manner.