![]() The sculptor and artistic supervisor of the workshop, Stelios Gavalas, welcomes us with the excitement of a child about to show off his room full of toys. Our appointment is set for an autumn Tuesday morning. Bearing TAP certification, they are sold exclusively in Greek museum gift shops. ![]() The full-scale copies are handmade by talented sculptors and painters from the Athens School of Fine Arts and specialized conservators. ![]() This is the workshop of the Fund of Archaeological Proceeds (TAP), where exact replicas of museum masterpieces are created. The building is closed to the public, and we needed special permission to cross the threshold and to be taken on a tour by its “chief magician” in order to discover the secrets of the little-known world inside. ![]() The exterior of the building does not promise much, and the sign “Fund of Archaeological Proceeds – Ministry of Culture” doesn’t give much hint as to what goes on inside, although the presence of a security camera suggests it might involve something valuable. In the distinctly industrial district of Piraeus known as Aghios Ioannis Rentis, a creative space where magical things happen has been operating for two decades now. ![]()
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