The Museum of Modern Greek Art of Rhodes holds one of the most comprehensive collections of Greek Art of the 20th Century. The collections consists of an extensive number of painting and prints as well as a smaller number of sculptures, drawings and valuable documents by the most renowned Greek Artists. Maleas, Parthenis, Theofilos, Eggonopoulos, Tsarouchis, Vouzianis, Hatzikyriakos-Gikas, Moralis are some of the grand names that embody its collection of more than 1000 artworks.

Founded in 1959 and widely acclaimed as leading contemporary art institution, the Museum offers to the viewer an invaluable insight to the cultural identity of Modern Greece.

The collection of the Museum is expanded in 3 venues:

1. The Nestorideion Melathron is the major and newest venue of the Museum. This 3-storey venue was inaugurated in June 2002 to be a real “jewel” at the heart of the City Center and is located at the 100 Palms Square just beside Aquarium Beach. Except from housing its permanent collection, the Nestorideion Melathron serves the needs of temporary shows and cultural happenings. It features, a museum shop, a multimedia room, an art café and a library.

Address: Museum of Modern Greek Art of Rhodes, Nestoridion Melathron, 100 Palms Square, City of Rhodes.


2. The Art Gallery

Address: Symis Square 2, Medieval Town of Rhodes


3. Center of Contemporary Art, hosting the annual art project MoTeR aiming to support promising young artists of all over Greece.

Address: 179, Socratous str. Medieval Town of Rhodes