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Current exhibits include
a retrospective of
work by local artist
Lefteris Kanakakis
(right) and a showcase
of contemporary
artists from Greece
and abroad, including
Antonakis Christodoulou,
Lee Maelee, Michalis
Katzourakis, Andreas
Lyberatos, and Spiridoula
Politi (below, L-R).

Tucked away in the narrow cobbled streets of Rethym-
ART FRONT no’s charming Old Town district, the Contemporary Art Museum of
Crete (CCA) is a delight for art lovers and anyone curious about Greek
art. Its permanent collection comprises approximately 700 works by
AND CENTRE contemporary Greek artists from the 1950s to the present, spanning a
plethora of art movements and styles, while temporary exhibits often
feature international artists too. The building itself holds its own fasci-
In the heart of Rethymno’s historic nation: The CCA is housed in a centuries-old Venetian structure that
was later repurposed as a soapworks from the turn of the 20th century
centre, a stone’s throw from the until the 1970s, becoming part of the city’s early industrial history; the
building underwent extensive renovations in the 2000s, expanding into
Fortezza and the waterfront, the
the adjacent properties and reopening in 2009 as an elegant modern
Contemporary Art Museum of Crete museum with over 1,000 sq. m. of exhibition space.
Through October 2023, the CCA will be hosting two exhibitions: L.
offers a glimpse into the fascinating Kanakakis – Every Day’s Precious, dedicated to local artist Lefteris
Kanakakis (1934-1985) whose work forms the core of the museum’s col-
world of contemporary art.
lection, and Heterogeneities – New Acquisitions, showcasing works by
29 contemporary artists.

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