On June 9, 2020 (International Archives Day), the Tellogleio Foundation launched new digital access gateways to its Collections. The public and researchers can now virtually explore and use the user-friendly search and display platform for data from the Foundation’s three major repositories and its library. These hold richly documented and valuable cultural content in the fields of Art History, Culture, and Music.
Art collection
The Collection of the Tellogleio Foundation is of historical significance, as it includes key milestones in the development of modern Greek art in particular. Its size, quality, and the comprehensive chronological representation of artists make it one of the most important collections in Greece. At its core is the collection of Nestor and Aliki Telloglou, which has been enriched with later and more recent donations.
Art & History Archives
The Archives of History and Art bring together materials related to Art History, Literature, Modern Greek History, and Culture, through the collections donated by its benefactors. The most extensive of these is the archive of Tonis P. Spiteris — a thinker, art historian, and the most prominent art critic in Greece during the second half of the 20th century. A meticulous collector, he gathered a vast array of material covering nearly the entirety of global art, which he donated to the Tellogleio Foundation in 1984. With over 84,000 physical items, the Tonis P. Spiteris Archive…
Library
The “Ioanna and Toni Spiteris Library” is an integral part of the Teloglion Foundation of Art, A.U.Th.
With over 22,000 book titles — including rare exhibition catalogs, limited editions, and a significant collection of Greek and foreign-language art periodicals — the library of the Teloglion Foundation of Art serves as an important resource for academic research in the field of modern Greek and European art.
To access the library, please contact us to arrange an appointment by phone or email. The library’s materials are not available for loan.
The library is included in the Library Information Centre Catalogue of the Aritotle University of Thessaloniki.
Requests / Information: libr@teloglion.gr, +30 2310 991618
MITOS – Digital Database of Musical Iconographic and Literary Sources
The library is an integral part of the Foundation, with a collection approaching 22,000 titles. At its heart lies the priceless donation from art critic Tonis P. Spiteris and his wife, the sculptor Ioanna Veropoulou-Spiteri — a vital tool for academic research in the fields of modern Greek and European art. The library also includes a large number of books belonging to Aliki Telloglou, as well as the important archive and library of Georgios Mourelos (donated by Ioannis Mourelos).