The history of the A. G. Leventis Gallery

Established in 2014, the A. G. Leventis Gallery is the realisation of the long-held desire of Anastasios G. Leventis to share his extraordinary art collections with his compatriots. The Gallery is unique in Cyprus for the quality and breadth of its Collections; it is a destination and a gift for any art lover, who, until the Gallery's founding, had to travel outside the island for such an experience. The Gallery houses four Collections: the Paris Collection, with European artworks chosen by Leventis himself, which includes rare gems spanning from the Renaissance to the Impressionists; the Greek Collection, which highlights the development of Greek art from the country's independence to the 1970s; the Cyprus Collection, which shows our island's first steps into the world of artistic creation at the start of the 20th century; and the Gold Collection, which comprises 605 gold coins and commemorative medals ranging from ancient to contemporary.

Yet the Gallery, after more than a decade since its opening, is so much more than its permanent Collections. Throughout the year we offer a full calendar of events and activities that make the Gallery a location warranting repeated visits. Our programme includes compelling and thought-provoking exhibitions with local and international artworks, public lectures featuring renowned art historians, symposiums, conferences and a variety of creative educational workshops for people of all ages. And more: we strive to be a cultural resource for our community and a place for active dialogue. We believe that interaction with and conversation around art can inspire growth and change. Our renewed focus is to make the Gallery even more accessible and inviting to all - literally and figuratively - so as to create a forum for our visitors and our collaborators to be actively involved in sharing and exchanging ideas and artistic practices that will instil new energy and creativity in the cultural and social life of Cyprus.

Katerina Stephanides
Director of the A. G. Leventis Gallery