Art exhibition “Tanais: History as Trauma Management” – Chania 1st – 15th August
The exhibition is organized by the ETZ Hayim Synagogue of Chania as part of the anniversary events for the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the Tanais ship.
WHERE: St. Francis Monastery, Halidon Street (former Archaeological Museum of Chania)
WHEN: 1st – 15th August, daily 12:00-20:00 (except Tuesday)
The contemporary art exhibition, entitled “Tanais: History as Trauma Management”, unfolds around the tragic story of the sinking of the Tanais during which the Jewish community of Crete, members of the local resistance and Italian prisoners lost their lives on June 9, 1944.
Seven international and Greek artists, through their visual methods for transmitting messages, “take us by the hand” and invite us to follow them in their own alternative approaches to the theme of the exhibition.
Participating artists: Lamprini Boviatsou, Aliki Chiotakis, Konstantin Fischer, Jason Francisco, Milan Logar, George Sfougaras, Joshua Unikel.
The exhibition is curated by Myrto Kontomitaki, Museologist and Art Historian.
Sources: Haniotika Nea, chania-culture.gr
Sinking of the Tanais on June 9, 1944, which marked the annihilation of the Jewish community of Crete
