The building of the Old Olivepress consists of the central building nucleus constructed of stonework during the 1920s and of wings - satellites constructed during successive building stages until the 1970s. In 1980 ended its operation as an olivepress and was left to fall to pieces. During its reconstruction the aim was to preserve the initial materials of the building along with its authentic technological equipment with the fewest possible interventions. The mechanical equipment of the olivepress is of Greek make (!) from the early 1960s and has been preserved as a point of memory and reference to the original functions of the space.

Today the “Olivepress - Art Factory” is a multidimensional cultural organisation. It is composed of the "Visual Art Gallery of Chania", which aims to organise educational programs and the presentation of periodical art exhibitions, and the “Contemporary Art Museum of Chania”, whose aim is to preserve, present and promote the permanent collections of the “Olivepress” and the promotion along with the study of the interactive approaches of Contemporary Art with Man. In parallel with the “Contemporary Art Museum of Chania - Olivepress”, six major programs of Communication, Collaboration, Development and Culture are pursued: 1. “The Path of Museums”, 2. “The Cycle of the Gorges”, 3. “CHANIaRT - Visual Routes in the Prefecture Chania”, 4. “Art & Wine - Wineries of Western Crete support Culture”, 5. “Olivepress Art Residency” & 6. “The Podium of Art”.

The old olivepress, which was reborn as “Art Factory”, is located in the village of Dromonero, 33 km southwest of the city of Chania (30 minutes by car), on the road leading to the picturesque fishing village of the Libyan Sea with its magical beaches, Paleochora.