Due to increased attendance at the temporary exhibition, visitors are advised to purchase their tickets online for better service.

Visitors who have not purchased an electronic ticket will be assisted at the Museum Reception subject to availability. In case the maximum visitor capacity has been reached, entry may not be possible.

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FROM MONET TO WARHOL

THREE GENERATIONS, ONE COLLECTION, A JOURNEY THROUGH THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN ART

06.12.2025 - 11.04.2026

The Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation presents at its Museum in Athens, from December 6, 2025 to April 11, 2026, the temporary exhibition “From Monet to Warhol: Three generations, one collection, a journey through the evolution of Modern Art.”

83 masterpieces by 45 leading figures of modern and contemporary art form a unique visual panorama encompassing more than 12 artistic movements. Through a compelling dialogue between works, the exhibition retraces the history of painting from Impressionism to the present day.

Iconic artists of the late 19th and 20th centuries—including Bonnard, Chagall, De Kooning, Degas, Dufy, Ernst, Gauguin, Kandinsky, Lichtenstein, Magritte, Man Ray, Marquet, Matisse, Modigliani, Monet, Morisot, Munch, Picasso, Pissarro, Seurat, Signac, Toulouse-Lautrec, Vuillard and Warhol—are featured, alongside lesser-known yet equally important and influential artists such as Angrand, Anquetin, Denis, Feininger, Friesz, Hayet, Lacombe, Laugé, Pourtau, Ranson, Redon, Sérusier, Szafran, Vallotton and others.

Visitors have the rare opportunity to see, gathered together, key works that marked the most pivotal moments in art over the past 130 years, spanning from Impressionism to Pop Art, with intermediate movements including Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Abstraction and Surrealism.

The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous loan of a Swiss private collection, the result of an enduring passion for modern painting passed down through three generations of collectors. This collection exemplifies the harmony between the collector’s personal vision and refined aesthetic sensibility, combined with the coherence and completeness characteristic of the world’s most significant private collections. Engaging in an informal dialogue with the permanent Collection of the B&E Goulandris Foundation, the exhibition highlights the importance of each collector’s eye and instinct, as well as the desire to narrate the story of art through personal choices.

Works from this collection have been presented over the years in major international exhibitions and institutions, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA in New York, the Royal Academy of Art and Tate Modern in London, the Musée d’Orsay, Grand Palais and Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice and the Beyeler Foundation in Basel, earning acclaim from audiences and critics alike. However, this is only the second time, and the first time in Greece, that such an extensive and representative selection of works from this collection has been presented to the public.

The exhibition is curated by Marie Koutsomallis-Moreau, Head of Collection at the B&E Goulandris Foundation and Marina Ferretti Bocquillon, Scientific Director Emerita of the Musée des impressionnismes Giverny.

An extensive trilingual catalogue (Greek, English and French) accompanies the exhibition, featuring detailed entries and scholarly documentation for each work.

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Due to increased attendance at the temporary exhibition, visitors are kindly requested to book their tickets online at goulandris.gr for better service.

Please note that visitors who choose to book the last available time slot online, and wish to also visit other areas of the Museum, are kindly asked to arrive earlier, as the Museum operates on a fixed schedule and closes strictly at the designated time.

* Visitors who have not purchased an electronic ticket will be assisted at the Museum Reception subject to availability; entry may not be possible once the maximum visitor capacity has been reached.

B&E Goulandris Podcasts

An audio dive into the enchanting world of Art

Following the success of the first instalment of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation’s new podcast series, “B&E Goulandris Podcasts: an audio dive into the enchanting world of Art” continues with a special tribute to the exhibition From Monet to Warhol: Three generations, one collection, a journey through the evolution of Modern Art.

The second chapter consists of five episodes spanning more than 130 years of artistic creation. The two curators guide listeners through the exhibition and the artistic movements presented, while artists George Rorris, Andreas Kontellis, Leda Kontogiannopoulou, Andreas Georgiadis and Manolis Anastasakos share personal insights into the artists who influenced and inspired them.

The podcasts are available from December 6 on all platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, etc.), at goulandris.gr and onsite at the exhibition through QR codes.