Exhibition “Printmaking and its Techniques”

Children learn about printmaking

The exhibition is mainly aimed at schoolchildren. The goal is for them to become familiar with the challenging printmaking techniques through materials, tools, plates and prints.

The main exhibition sections are centred around aquatint, woodcut and lithography.

Printmaking up close

The exhibition features prints from the Alpha Bank Art Collection, tools and printmaking plates in 3 special rooms.

Explanatory texts and photographs describe in great detail the process followed to create and reproduce a print.

A long night at the museum

“Printmaking and its Techniques” is the 1st exhibition with which the Art Collection participates in the European Night of Museums. One specific night every May, most museums in the world remain open until midnight. The European Night of Museums is a global event by ICOM (International Council of Museums).

A film about printmaking

The film “Printmaking” is screened in a special hall, on the sidelines of the exhibition. It was produced by the Athens School of Fine Arts. It presents the stages in the creation of a print inside a printmaking workshop.

Educational games

A special, educational computer game illustrates the creation of a print with the use of a touch screen. Visitors are able to appreciate their selected printing technique, through its different stages and representations.

Accompanying publications

The exhibition “Printmaking and its Techniques” is accompanied by a publication with brief explanatory texts on printmaking.