LANDS OF CREATION - Tribute to Metsovo, AVEROFF MUSEUM 2019
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LANDS OF CREATION
Anniversary exhibition
The exhibition is curated by art historian and National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum curator, Dr Lina Tsikouta-Deimezi, who has also edited the lavish illustrated bilingual exhibition catalogue.
The exhibition Lands of Creation will be inaugurated at the E. Averoff Art Gallery on 19 October 2019 by the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Konstantinos Tasoulas. It is an ambitious art project, featuring original works by 64 major Greek artists.
This year, the E. Averoff Art Gallery’s annual autumn events celebrate a double anniversary: the 30th anniversary of the Averoff Art Gallery in Metsovo and the 60th anniversary from replanting the long-neglected slopes of the area, as well as the production of the iconic Katogi wine by Evangelos Averoff.
Dedicated to the land, to creation, vision and continuity, the exhibition Lands of Creation highlights the diversity of creative paths and the energy of contemporary art in Greece, as well as contributes to awareness and understanding of a distinctive cultural entity – an extraordinary ‘land of creation’ – by harnessing the inner identifications that shape the individual 'lands of creation' of participating artists.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Yannis Adamakos, Vicky Betsou, Xenophon Bitsikas, Stavros Bonatsos, Christos Bouronikos, Capten (Christos Kotsoulas), Pantelis Chandris, Panos Charalambous, Christos Charisis, Thalia Chioti, Kostas Christopoulos, Vivetta Christouli, Costis, Georgia Damopoulou, Makis Faros, Vasso Gavaisse, Vassilis Gerodimos, Periklis Goulakis, Kornelios Grammenos, Giorgos Gyparakis, Ersi Hadjiargyrou, Yioula Hadjigeorghiou, Effie Halivopoulou, Manolis Haros, George Harvalias, Indoors (Mary Christea, Marigo Kassi, Vally Nomidou, Spyridoula Politi), Angie Karatza, Peggy Kliafa, Rika Krithara, Aphrodite Liti, Nikos Makarounas, Michalis Manoussakis, Irene Matsouki, Tassos Missouras, Efrosyni Mytilineou, Nikos Papadimitriou, Kriton Papadopoulos, Ilias Papailiakis, Katerina Papazissi, Eftihis Patsourakis, Theo Prodromidis, Alexandros Psychoulis, Theodoros Raftopoulos, Giorgos Rorris, Xenis Sachinis, Andreas Savva, Angelos Skourtis, Marios Spiliopoulos, Effie Spyrou, Danae Stratou, Nikos Tranos, Giorgos Tsakiris, Costas Tsolis, Kostis Velonis, Babis Venetopoulos, Zafos Xagoraris, Manolis Zacharioudakis, Theodoros Zafeiropoulos, Katerina Zafeiropoulou, Marilena Zamboura, Dimitris Zouroudis
(video-documentation: Vicky Betsou)
Tour of the Evangelos Averoff Art Gallery
The Averoff Art Gallery (part of the Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza Foundation) is located in the center of Metsovo. The museum has operated in Metsovo since 1988. It is housed in a magnificent 3-floor building of traditional architecture, which was expanded and modernized in 1994. Both the building and the permanent exhibition, which consist of 250 representative works by major Greek painters, printmakers and sculptors of the 19th and 20th century, are a donation of Evangelos Averoff Tossizza.
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Michalis Katzourakis - Averoff Gallery(Metsovo), 1995
House of Averoff Tositsa
Historical house of Averoff-Tositsa, Museum of Folk Art, Metsovo GR
Tour of the Tositsas Mansion
The Folklore Museum of Metsovo is housed in the Mansion of Baron Michael Tossizza, on the Nicholas Michael Averoff road. The famous mansion of Tossizza is one of the most traditional beautiful buildings of Epirus. It was originally built in 1661, but modified several times and successfully renovated in 1955. It belonged to the Tossizza family of national benefactors.
The exhibits are representative of the creative art of weaving and woodcarving of Metsovo. Carved wooden furniture, embroidery, traditional costumes, textiles, decorative and utilitarian objects as well as utensils, compose a scene inspired by the interior design of traditional residences of the 19th century.
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Metsovo is a mountain town in Epirus at 1,160m altitude. It is a traditional village of the largest mountain range in Greece called the Pindos range, with houses built of wood and stone, picturesque streets, stone fountains with cold running water and great traditional products. Some of the designated preservable monuments are the Monasteries of Theotokos, Agios Nicholas and Zoothohos Pigi. There is also a Folklore Museum, an organized ski center that attracts many visitors and the Averof Gallery which presents 250 paintings of great painters of the 19th and 20th century. Nature lovers can enjoy hiking trails and admire the unique landscape of the artificial Aoos Lake. Located 56 km from Ioannina, 231 km from Thessaloniki and 419 from Athens.
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Metsovo is a town in Epirus on the mountains of Pindus in northern Greece, between Ioannina to the north and Meteora to the south. THE ARISTOCRAT ON THE MOUNTAIN
This lively mountain town in Epirus, with its diverse history, traditions and customs is a popular winter holiday destination
It’s another world 1,000m above sea level. The town of Metsovo perches on one of the most beautiful slopes of the Pindus Mountain range, the ‘crossroads’ of Epirus, Thessaly and Western Macedonia. Built like an amphitheatre, its tile roofs and wooden porches stretch out across the slope, its grand mansions nestled in between beech and fir trees. The soothing sound of water always on the move adds to the majestic atmosphere. This is an ideal destination for lovers of relaxing mountain holidays.
What to do in Metsovo
Home of the benefactors and living tradition
Metsovo has always been a thriving town, with an economy based on livestock, trade and crafts. Metsovite travellers and traders became prosperous, particularly in the Danubian principalities and Russia, then brought the benefits of their wealth back to their homeland by constructing public buildings, bridges, churches and schools. Metsovo, in essence a market town, became a cultural and commercial hub for merchants and traders from East and West. Of its benefactors, particularly noteworthy is the Tositsa Foundation, and Evangelos Averoff, who were the driving force behind the economic boom and an influx of tourism in 1970.
Bear square
Metsovo’s main square is one of the most famous attractions of mountainous Greece and thousands of visitors pass through it every year, stopping to take a picture next to the monument of two bears exchanging glances, while elderly Metsovites look on, conversing in their local Vlach dialect.
Averoff Gallery
More than 200 paintings and sculptures by the great Greek artists of the 19th and 20th century are exhibited here, the most significant focal point of culture in Epirus. Lytras, Gyzis, Volanakis, Parthenis, Hatzikiriakos-Gikas, Tsarouhis, Moralis and Fasianos are just a few of the big names in the collection, housed in a spectacular building with three floors behind the town’s main square. This museum is well worth a visit during your trip to Epirus.
A peaceful lake
The high altitude of this artificial lake at the source of the Aoos River makes it the only one of its kind in Greece. In the winter the blue water sinks into the white landscape and in the summer it’s draped in the foliage of the dense riparian forest. The beech forest gives way to a forest of firs to the north of the lake, the boundary of the Pindus National Park and the renowned Valia- Kalda. The serene setting is relaxing, an idyllic alpine landscape.
Politses ski resort
It may be small, but it offers all the necessary facilities for amateur skiers. Metsovo’s ski resort is in Politses, at an altitude of 1,400m, and has five pistes and three lifts.
The famous cheese of Pindus
It’s called Metsovone and is a delicious traditional smoked cheese, one of the most popular in Greece. They say that it contains all the aromas of the Pindus Mountains. The secret is in the milk, provided by the region’s farmers, whose animals roam freely in the surrounding valleys from spring until autumn.
The largest centre of Aromanian life in Greece, Metsovo is a large regional hub for several small villages and settlements in the region of Pindus, and features many shops, schools, offices, services, museums and galleries. Primary aspects of the economy of Metsovo are agriculture and tourism and is a popular tourist destination, particularly during the winter.
The etymology of the name “Metsovo” from the words Mitsous, Mesovounon or from the unattested Slav word *Mẹčovo, meaning bear-place, which have been proposed at times by academics and historians, are not accepted by linguistic research. On the contrary, there appears to be an etymological relation between the Vlach form Minʤu and the Greek form Metsovo, which is formed by the theme Mets and the Slav ending ovo.
The town is famous for its local cheeses (Metsovone and Metsovela) and winemaking industries, including the Katogi vineyard of the Averoff family. A museum named Averoff Gallery is dedicated to Georgios Averoff. Metsovo is also a popular winter vacation destination and a ski resort. The Metsovo Ski Centre is situated not far from the centre of Metsovo.
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Between the towering mountains of Lakmo and Maurovouniou, amphitheatrically built at an altitude of 1200 meters, we meet one of the most picturesque settlements in Greece, Metsovo.
Its name derives from the Slavic meskka which means bear and ovo which means village.
Walk arround at its most beautiful spots you can visit the Folklore Museum of Metsovo, the Averof Art Gallery where you will see a large and impressive collection of paintings by Greek painters of the 19th and 20th century, as well as a remarkable collection of sculptures and engravings.
The Averof Garden must definitely host your ride, as it is a park of about 10 acres with all kinds of Pindos trees, and one stop at the Watermill of Gkina
For lovers of religious tourism you can visit. the Monastery of Saint Nikolaos and the monastery of Panagia (Dormition of the Virgin Mary).
Its beauty, however, does not come into molds and impresses all year differently, with the traditional atmosphere that exudes: cobbled streets, traditional fountains, old mansions. Landscapes make Metsovo a place that you can visit all year round.
Ανάμεσα από πανύψηλα βουνά τον Λάκμο και το Μαρουβούνι χτισμένο αμφιθεατρικά σε υψόμετρο 1200 μέτρων συναντάμε έναν απο τους ποιο γραφικούς οικισμούς στην Ελλάδα .το Μέτσοβο.
Η ονομασία του προερχεται από τα σλαβικά «μέτσκα» που σημαίνει αρκούδα και «όβο» που σημαίνει χωριό .
Τριγυρίζοντας στα ομορφότερά του σημεία μπορείτε να επισκεφτείτε το Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Μετσόβου ,την Πινακοθήκη Αβέρωφ οπου θα δείτε μια μεγάλη και εντυπωσιακή συλλογή από πίνακες Ελλήνων ζωγράφων του 19ου και 20ού αιώνα, όπως επίσης και μια αξιόλογη συλλογή γλυπτών και χαρακτικών.
Ο Αβερώφειος Κήπος πρέπει οπωσδήποτε να φιλοξενήσει τη βόλτα σας, αφού πρόκειται για ένα πάρκο περίπου 10 στρεμμάτων με όλα τα είδη δέντρων της Πίνδου ενώ μια στάση χρειάζεται να κάνετε και στο Νερόμυλο Γκίνα
Για τους λάτρεις του θρησκευτικού τουρισμού μπορείτε να επισκεφτείτε. την Μονή του Αγίου Νικολάου και η μονή της Παναγίας (Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου) .
Η ομορφιά του, όμως, δεν μπαίνει σε καλούπια και εντυπωσιάζει όλο το χρόνο με διαφορετικό τρόπο, με την παραδοσιακή ατμόσφαιρα που αποπνέει: πλακόστρωτα δρομάκια, παραδοσιακές βρύσες , παλιά αρχοντικά. Οι εναλαγες του τοπίου κανουν το Μέτσοβο ένα μέρος που μπορείτε να επισκεφτείτε όλες τις εποχές του χρόνου.
Ευχαριστούμε το ίδρυμα Αβέρωφ Τοσίτσα για την παραχώρηση άδειας βιντεοσκόπησης, τον Τόλη Κιούρα για την βοηθειά του και τις πληροφορίες που μάς έδωσε για το Μέτσοβο.
Katogi Averoff
A dynamic historic winery with a pioneering wine tourism operation, that seeks to combine the world of wine with art and hospitality.
Георгиос Аверофф / George Averoff
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Eξόρμηση Προσέγγισης Εξαρτημένων στη Τοσίτσα 17-2-2010
Πλησιάζοντας εξαρτημένους στον Πεζόδρομο Τοσίτσα, προσφέροντας τσάι και κρουασάν για 300 άτομα και δίνοντας τους το Μήνυμα της ζωής !
Approaching the boardwalk Tositsa addicts, offering tea and croissants for 300 people and giving them the message of life!