Koumandarios Art Gallery Sparta–Educational Programmes

Organised Educational Programmes

Important note: Educational programs and guided tours are offered for a maximum of 20 participants, by appointment only, on the following days:

Monday: 9:30 to 11:00, 11:00 to 12:30
Wednesday: 12:30 to 14:00
Thursday: 9:30 to 11:00, 11:00 to 12:30
Friday: 9:30 to 11:00, 11:00 to 12:30

All programmes are free of charge for students and accompanying teachers.

For the 2025 to 2026 school year, the following programmes are available:

Collection of I. Koumantaros Educational Games for Young Visitors
This programme is addressed, and adapted accordingly, to kindergarten children and all grades of primary school.
With the help of Lisa the little dog, who lives in a picture frame, children become young explorers. They search for details in the paintings, learn to observe carefully, and unlock their secrets. They sharpen their imagination, create stories, identify themes and artistic techniques, and draw inspiration for their own artwork.
Duration:
45 to 60 minutes for kindergarten and early primary grades
60 to 90 minutes for upper primary grades

Permanent Exhibition-"In the Years of King Otto" Programme 
This program is mainly addressed to students of 5th and 6th grade of primary school and to middle school students. Participants take a short journey to the early years after the Greek War of Independence and the creation of the modern Greek state.
Why were painters necessary? What did they paint in the first years of modern Greece? Why is the portrait of Kolokotronis so unusual? Where did artists draw inspiration from? Can we collectively bring a painting to life?
These are some of the questions explored.
Duration: 60 to 90 minutes

Permanent Exhibition-"Spring at the Gallery" Programme 
This programme is adapted for students of all educational levels.
What is spring for each of us? A colour? A scent? A song? A blooming flower? Participants search for signs of spring in the works of the permanent collection and choose their favourite. What would they change if they were the painter?
They create stories and paint their own spring.
Duration: 60 to 90 minutes

Permanent Exhibition-"Learning History through Art" Programme
An educational guided tour mainly addressed to middle and high school students. Participants explore the five rooms of the permanent exhibition and become acquainted with the development of modern Greek art, including Neoclassicism, the Munich School, Modernism, the Generation of the 1930s, and Abstraction.
They connect events of Greek and European history with artistic movements, as well as with important discoveries that influenced how we perceive the world.
Duration: 60 to 90 minutes

Permanent Exhibition-"A Story about Blue" Programme 
This programme is adapted for kindergarten and all primary school grades.
Participants explore the permanent exhibition and discover how artists used the blue colour. They identify the painting with the most blue, learn why this colour has been so important in human history, and how painters used it. How many shades of blue exist? Can someone invent a new colour?

Duration:
45 to 60 minutes for kindergarten and early primary grades
60 to 90 minutes for upper primary grades

Permanent Exhibition-"100 Years of Surrealism" Programme 
This programme is adapted for kindergarten and all primary school grades.
Focusing on the work “Theatre” by Nikos Eggonopoulos, participants are introduced to the magical world of Surrealism. They bring their dreams to life, travel to imaginary worlds, move beyond the limits of logic, and create short poems and paradoxical drawings.
Duration:
45 to 60 minutes for kindergarten and early primary grades
60 to 90 minutes for upper primary grades

Permanent Exhibition. Customized Programmes
In consultation with teachers, customised programmes can be designed on specific topics connected to the school curriculum.

Accessibility
The ground floor, which houses the I. Koumantaros Collection and the Temporary Exhibition Space, and the first floor, which hosts the Permanent Collection, are fully accessible to individuals with mobility impairments via a ramp and a closed-type lift, respectively.
Entrance for visitors with mobility impairments is through the side door of the building on Thermopylon Street.
The building also includes an accessible restroom.

Children’s Workshop Space
In the basement, there is a specially designed children’s workshop area with a maximum capacity of 30 people.
The space can also be used as a snack area for young students.

Educational Kits for Loan
Two educational kits from the Museum of Cycladic Art, Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris Foundation, are available for loan.
The kits are in wheeled suitcase form for easy transport.
Loan duration is one week and free of charge.
Transportation of the kit is the responsibility of the teacher or school.

Educational Kit 1. Cycladic Civilization
The suitcase includes printed material for teachers, books, digital files, games, and accurate replicas of Cycladic figurines, allowing students to handle them and gain a hands-on experience.

Educational Kit 2. Ancient Greek Pottery
The suitcase includes printed material for teachers, books, digital files, games, and accurate replicas of ancient Greek vessels of various uses, such as for transporting liquids or drinking.

Information and visit scheduling:
Monika Diamanti
Curator of the National Gallery, Head of the Sparta Branch
Art Historian and Museologist
Tel: +30 27310 81822
Email: [email protected]