Paul Canellopoulos is born in Athens. He is the third son of the industrialist Angelos Canellopoulos and Eleni Economou. The firstborn is Nellos, while later the family will grow with the birth of Leonidas Canellopoulos.
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Paul Canellopoulos is born in Athens. He is the third son of the industrialist Angelos Canellopoulos and Eleni Economou. The firstborn is Nellos, while later the family will grow with the birth of Leonidas Canellopoulos.
Alexandra Londos, later named Canellopoulos, is born in Athens. She is the eldest daughter of the politician, MP and minister, Dimitrios Londos and Melpomeni Skabavia.
Paul Canellopoulos completes his studies in Munich and decides to travel to Europe to study History, Art and Philosophy. At the core of his interest is the collection of Greek Art objects, with the aim of returning them to Greece.
Paul Canellopoulos receives an official license as a collector of Greek and Byzantine antiquities. His passion for antiquities will remain unquenched until the end of his life.
The French Republic honours Paul Canellopoulos with The National Order of Merit and with the Order of the Legion of Honor.
Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos join their lives. They will live in harmony, developing a common vision for culture.
The Canellopoulos Collection has a new home: the neoclassical mansion – the former home of the Athenian Michaleas family, on the northern slope of the Acropolis. In March 1969, the radical reconstruction of the building began, in order to transform it into a museum.
The French School of Athens – École Française d’Athènes (ÉfA) carries out studies on selected objects from the Canellopoulos Collection. It will publish 20 scientific papers in the French journal Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique.
The first official documentation of the Collection, which at that time numbered 4,595 objects, is undertaken. The Archaeological Service is responsible for this, under the direction of Angeliki Andreomenou, Head of the Ephorate of Antiquities and Private Archaeological Collections.
Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos donate their valuable Collection to the Greek State. The Collection will be transferred to the State by an act of acceptance of donation, signed by the then Deputy Minister of Finance, Aristides Dimopoulos.
The French Republic once again acknowledges the contribution of Paul Canelopoulos with The National Order of Merit and with the Order of the Legion of Honor.
The newly established Centre for the Conservation of Antiquities, under the direction of Paul Lazaridis, undertakes the conservation of objects in the Collection. He refers, among other things, to the conservation of 23 Byzantine icons.
In July, the Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum opens its doors, a pioneering institution for the museological standards of the time.
Paul Canellopoulos is awarded by the Greek State. The President of the Republic, Konstantinos Tsatsos, awards him the Order of Senior Brigadier of the Order of the Phoenix.
The Academy of Athens honours Paul Canellopoulos with its silver medal for his contribution to Greek society
The book by Paul Canellopoulos, entitled “Thoughts”, is published. Texts of personal reflection, depicting aspects of his restless personality.
The Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Foundation is established. The purpose of the Foundation is the promotion of Greek Art, the promotion of Greek Culture and the advancement of Education. Its actions focus on “vulnerable” citizens and public benefit organizations.
The Museum is expanding. Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos donate to the Greek State, a new building adjacent to the Michaleas house.
Paul Canellopoulos passes away, at the age of 97 at his home in Athens.
Publication of the catalogues “Ancient Art” and “Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art” by the Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Foundation.
On July 23rd, Alexandra Canellopoulos passes away, at the age of 87.
After the loss of Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos, the new generation assumed the continuation of their work with dedication and a sense of duty. Since 2008, Nellos Canellopoulos has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors.