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Art
For the oldest artistic expressions, countless archaeological museums contain ancient
sculptures and bronze statues, often dredged up from the Aegean.
Byzantine iconography
This art is thriving in galleries around the country where artists
create exquisite, gold-hued creations; check out galleries at Ouranoupoli near Mt Athos, on
Patmos and in Rhodes' Old Town.
National Museum of Contemporary Art
This is an excellent starting point, however, you
can witness the capital's flourishing modern art scene at numerous events and galleries.
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Art Space
This atmospheric gallery is housed in the wine caverns of one of Santorini's old-
est vineyards. Showing some of the country's top current artists, it's one of Greece's
largest art galleries. (
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National Art Gallery
Home to a rich collection spanning Greece's creative history, this gal-
lery (
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) is currently being expanded by over 11,000 square metres and is due to
reopen by 2016. While it's closed, visit the gallery's offshoots including the National Sculp-
ture Gallery (
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