Art & Culture

Mikis Theodorakis — The Archive Exhibition at his Family Home

Rare papers from the Theodorakis archive, in the composer's own childhood house. Thursday to Saturday mornings by appointment, free.

This one is worth the small drive. The exhibition puts documents from the Mikis Theodorakis archive inside the house in Galatas where he and his brother Giannis grew up, which turns a display case of papers into something closer to a visit. It was first shown in 2005 at the Mediterranean Centre of Architecture for his eightieth birthday, drawing on the Theodorakis archive and the Lilian Voudouri Music Library of Greece, researched by musicologist Valia Vraka and historian Tasos Sakellaropoulos; Lefteris Lambrakis has curated it for the house. Galatas is the inland village, not the coastal strip, about fifteen minutes south-west of town. Entry is free. Visits are on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 09:00 to 13:00, by appointment with the council's culture department on 28213 41613 or politismos@chania.gr, so ring before you go.