The Basil Papantoniou Foundation (BPF) and its President, Mrs. Georgia Samara, are pleased to present at the Cultural Area of the Museum, "Sofroni 13" in Nafplio, the exhibition of the distinguished Greek artist Mina Papatheodorou Valyrakis, entitled "Homage to the Olympic Heroes -Paris 2024".
Visitors will have the opportunity to discover the sporting works of this unique artist, who was awarded the "Arts and Sports" award in 2014, by the International Olympic Committee.
Mina Papatheodorou Valyrakis has also been honored with the title "Sport Artist of the Year" by the American Sports Academy (USSA) in 2002, while in 2004 and 2008 she was awarded the "Guirlande D' Honneur" of the Ficts Festival of Milan, for her work and study on sport. She designed the stamps and calendar for the 2004 Olympic Games, as well as the official posters for the Olympic Games in Salt Lake in 2002, Athens in 2004, Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Abejo in 2026.
Her works -among other private and corporate collections in Greece and abroad- belong to the National Gallery of Athens, the Asama Museum of the Academy of Sports in Alabama, USA, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, the Museum of Brickworks of Volos, the Piraeus Bank, the National Bank of Greece, the Vorres Museum, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, the Barcelona Museum, the Averoff Gallery, the General Bank (Geniki), the Jean Todt Museum of the President of Ferrari and Fiat in France and the private collections of Fiat, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes, etc.; while invited by the President of the Museum, Mrs. Georgia Samara, in the same space "Sofroni 13", her new solo exhibition named " Environmental Storm" has just been completed.
Mina Papatheodorou Valyraki is a worthy ambassador of the culture of Greece, awarded with the EOT / Xenios Dias 2003-2004. She has managed to make all Greeks proud, and especially the family of the Basil Papantoniou Foundation (BPF) & Museum, which for the last two years has had the pleasure and honor of hosting a permanent exhibition of her works.
In her texts for the issue of the Olympic Stamps-Athens 2004, the painter states: "My interest in man in action is very old. It is almost 18 years old. My study of the human figure is also older.
The athlete's effort was paralleled in my subconscious, with that of the artist. I believe that the struggle is common and the lives are parallel. Both are searching and striving for a goal, to surpass themselves and break boundaries.
My love and admiration for the athlete and his effort, this eminently interesting stimulus, which gives the artist the opportunity to study it, has led me over the years to never give it up as a subject." (Source: enikos.gr).
The venue
Basil Papantoniou Foundation (BPF) - Museum's exhibition space "Sofroni 13" str., Nafplio old town
Τ. +30 2752 028947
Opening hours
Every day, 10:00-14:00
Admission
Free
Did you know that?
The Basil Papantoniou Foundation -BPF (ex Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation) is a nonprofit institution based in Nafplion and aims at the research, preservation, study and presentation of the material culture of the Peloponnese as well as of the whole of Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Mrs. Ioanna Papantoniou in memory of her father. It is housed in the residence of B. Papantoniou, which was converted into a museum in 1981.
In "Sofroni 13", the new cultural space of the Basil Papantoniou Foundation (BPF) - Museum, starting from the summer of 2021 exhibitions, events etc. are hosted.
