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Ilias Lalaounis was born on October 4, 1920, in Plaka, Athens, Greece. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He was a fourth generation jeweler whose family originated from Delphi . [ 4 ] He graduated from the University of Athens , where he studied political science and the Law.
Name Neighborhood Borough Type Summary Metropolitan Museum of Art: Museum Mile: Manhattan: Art: One of the world's largest, and most visited art museums; includes American art and decorative arts, European, African, Asian, Ancient Egyptian, Roman and Greek art, Byzantine and Islamic art, modern art
106,000 objects [2] (Misleading collection, includes many objects from ancient settlements on the Northern Black Sea coast) British Museum, London, UK 100,000 objects [3] National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece 100,000 objects [4] Antikensammlung Berlin, (Held at the Altes Museum, Neues Museum and Pergamon Museum), Berlin, Germany
Martina Mondadori Sartogo, founder of Cabana, has partnered with the Benaki Museum in Athens for her new home collection. A New Home Collection Borrows from Greece's Historic Treasures Skip to ...
The company was established in 1982 in Greece by Dimitris Koutsolioutsos (Greek: Δημήτρης Κουτσολιούτσος). The first shop was in the commercial district of Athens. In 1995 the first overseas store opened, in Japan. It is now ranked amongst the top 10 brands in luxury goods in Japan with 80 points of sale.
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The building was designed by the New York firm of Van Pelt and Thompson, in the style of a classical temple with gardens. The library opened on 23 April 1926 and was named in honour of Gennadius' father, George Gennadius (1786–1854). Since 1999 the library has been expanded and modernised with air conditioning, a new auditorium, and an east wing.
A large portion of the collection is constituted by coins that were found in hoards while the rest comes from the initial collection of Aegina, recent excavations in mainland Greece and donations. The museum houses a library of 12,000 books specialized in the study of coinage. There is also a conservation laboratory.