Miltiadis Papanikolaou

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Miltiadis Papanikolaou (Greek: Μιλτιάδης Παπανικολάου), (born decade 1940s in Grevena, northern Greece), surname also spelled as Papanicolaou, is a Full Professor of History of Arts at the Philosophy department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Papanikolaou was, since its foundation in 1997 and until 2006, the Director of the State Museum of Contemporary Arts (SMCA) in Thessaloniki, Greece. During his position at the SMCA, Papanikolaou was the supervisor of the renowned Costakis collection, part of which is exposed at the Museum. He studied in universities in both Greece and Germany and published numerous books and reviews on contemporary art issues. He represented Greece in many international congresses and exhibitions in all over the world.

In 2006, during the internal elections at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Miltiadis Papanikolaou was candidate for the position of Vice-Chancellor.

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