Who goes to the museum?; Especially young people from 18 as 24 years is the answer, at least as the research done specifically for it shows Acropolis Museum. An extremely positive fact in terms of young people's response to cultural heritage, but something that also entails requirements: Because two-thirds of the museum's visitors, as young as they are, they demand more information and even more technology.
 

These elements, and many more the Acropolis Museum is now called upon to take into account, as its president, professor Mr., said at noon in a press conference. Dimitris Pandermalis. And the bet is, according to his own labeling, the balance between technology and art to maintain the authenticity of its unique content.

At the same time, and on the occasion of the celebration of the three years of operation of the Museum, the presentation of a small exhibition on the theme of the color of the ancient statues is announced. For this purpose, a copy of a daughter with her original colors is already ready, which will impress visitors with their power and variety, overturning the image of the whiteness of marble statues.

After all, the request for new exhibitions is one of the main requests of visitors, as well as the possibility of visiting the outdoor excavation. However, something quite difficult, as said by Mr. Pandermal for financial reasons. Thus, efforts are directed towards highlighting already existing exhibits with a new approach.
However, in response to the request for more technology, a hologram of the chryselephantine statue of Athena crafted by Pheidias is being prepared, which will be presented in the Parthenon hall.
Three replicas of the Museum's exhibits that will be sold from its sales office were presented today (Wednesday).

This is the head of the "blonde teenager" who represents the ideals of Athens during the period of the Persian Wars, the head of the chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos in a small size and the relief with the representation of the Municipality of Athens from the end of the 5th century. X. century. All are made of resins _ the best material for replicas_ and will cost accordingly 140, 30 and 160 euro.

Additional, his first commemorative medal with the representation of the head of Athena on its main face is minted by the Acropolis Museum for International Museum Day in collaboration with the National Mint. The coin derived from the coins found in the archaic Kora statue pit northwest of the Erechtheum will be honored 7 euro. Finally, photography is now allowed on all floors except the ramp of the aisles and the archaic statues for reasons of avoiding overcrowding.

The Museum counts four million visitors to date and in the survey carried out at the beginning of its summer 2011 _lasting seven weeks_ in the framework of the Museum's collaboration with the University of Toronto under the scientific supervision of the associate professor of the University of Toronto and. Kosti Dalla and the lecturer Mrs. Barbara Soren it was found that almost one in four to 3 times or more. also: The American human virus (word of mouth), as said by Mr. Pandermalis acted decisively for the visit to the Museum. For the 80% of visitors the evaluation was from positive to very positive. Accessibility was rated as excellent (65%) as good (34%). For reception and security staff, the public found it particularly helpful (against 48%) and good (against 51%) while only the 1% had a different view.

However, as far as the return of the Parthenon Sculptures is concerned, it is a wish, which only the 1/3 of visitors did, leaving the Museum. Two events anyway, a debate on 11 June with the participation of Mrs Annas Diamantopoulou and a conference on 19 and 20 are planned in London.

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To go back in time and reach its February 1982. Remember a disc cover. Yes, then there were vinyls. The black man with the girl with the ferret. A new band and a new songwriter came to shake the waters and shook them. The reason for Fatme and Nikos Portokaloglou, which completes this year 30 years of presence on the Greek scene. Thirty years of creation, inspiration and success, Thirty years full of songs that have remained deeply engraved in our memory. Three decades of creation that will celebrate them with a big concert at the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, at 20 June.

Nikos Portokaloglou, wanting to celebrate his musical birthday, released an anniversary double cd. The first cd includes new material while the second covers of his older songs, sung by representatives of the young, basically, music scene like Panos Mouzourakis, Kostis Maravegias, Natassa Bofiliou, Leonidas Balafas, Giannis Charoulis etc..

Nikos sings songs that we have all loved and have accompanied us in important moments of our lives, recommends songs from this new album, shares songs with his guests and with an as always well-tuned band promises a strong summer night in the flood that surrounds us…. maybe out of stubbornness and madness… maybe because one day we will go further / further beyond’ the end / until the beginning… "Technopolis" of the Municipality of Athens.

Info Technopolis, Municipality of Athens, Piraeus 100, Gas pedal, tel. :210 3475518.


 Start time: 21.30 

The first 400 tickets 12 euro Pre-sale general admission 15 euro www.texnopolis-athens.com Access: Subway: "Ceramic" Trolley Station: No. 21 (from Omonia), Old Market Station Buses: 035, 049, 811, 838, 914, B18, C18, 731, 031, "Old Market" stop
Starting with this new release, Nikos Portokaloglou prepared a colorful music festival for the Technopolis concert. It is a celebration charged from the past but also with a view to the future, which they beautify and make even more special with their participation Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Natassa Bofiliou and Panos Mouzourakis.

Without Berliner Ensemble and Royal Stockholm Theater but with Schaubuehne and Fiona Shaw

Without the performances of the Berliner Ensemble, of the Royal Stockholm Drama Theater and the Propeller Theater Company directed by Edward Hall (whose participation in Epidaurus had been ruled out early on but he was "playing" his eventual appearance in Herodion), but with the addition of two producers from the famous Schaubuehne and the new appearance of the particularly beloved in our country Irish actress and director Fiona Shaw, was finalized, finally this year's program of the Athens Festival.

In the context of an extremely difficult financial year for the organization, which created problems in the preparation of the programming as a result of which callbacks from abroad were affected , the start will be on 8 June with Zimmerman and De Pero – the group from Switzerland which combines dance, stunts and original music- who will present their new work entitled "Hans was Heiri" in Piraeus 260.

In Piraeus, besides, both Schaubuehne productions will be presented: on the 21st and 22 In June, Strinberg's "Miss Julie" will be presented, directed by English Katie Mitchell, while on 23 and 24 of the month "The Return of Odysseus" will be played (a compilation of texts by Homer as well as foreign authors) directed by David Marton.

The famous Berlin choreographer Sasha Waltz with the performer “Continu” will appear on 11 July at the theater of Herodos of Atticus, while the new production by "our" Dimitris Papaioannou is entitled "Primary Material" and will be presented on the 1st and 2 July in Piraeus 260.

The Athens Concert Hall will host the performance of the Perm Opera Ballet with "Weddings" (choreography by Girzi Kilian) and "Petruska", both to music by Stravinsky (12 July). The Ballet will accompany “live” the Russian ensemble Musica Aeterna under Theodoros Kourentzis, the Greek chief musician who has an important career abroad. Two days earlier, at 10 July, the Musica Aeterna – and again under Th. Kourentzis- will give a concert with works by Russian composers at Megaro.

In Little Epidaurus, end, Fiona Shaw will appear with the “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by the poet Samuel Coleridge (3,4 July)


The program of the Athens Festival

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A workshop is held on Saturday at the National Library

Of the recent phenomena in the field of Greek books - but not at all unknown in the European field- reading clubs have helped to promote the love of reading and promote the book. How are they created?, to whom they are addressed, how they work in the context of education; These issues, will be discussed at a workshop on "Books and friends" co-organized by the THALIS+FRIENDS group and the National Library of Greece, on Saturday 28 April, Is the motto of the 16th Spare Parts Bazaar 10.00 a.m. until 2.00 Creation "regarding the modern administration and the European ones, in the Reading Room of the National Library (University 32).

The THALIS Group + FRIENDS was founded in 2005 by mathematicians and writers Apostolos Doxiadis, Tevkros Michaelidis and the professor of the Department of Statistics of the Athens University of Economics Petros Dellaporta. Their need to explore the relationship between math and storytelling led them to create reading clubs, initially in schools and then in various places, from bookstores and cafes to home living rooms. Today, the THALIS+FRIENDS group has been the inspiration for the creation 350 reading clubs throughout Greece, from Crete to Soufli.

During the conference, authors will talk about the relationship between storytelling and mathematics, while coordinators from the reading clubs will share their experiences with the audience..

10.00 a.m.: Round table with the authors Apostolos Doxiadis, Dimitris Kapetanaki, Giannis Karvelis, Tevkros Michaelidis, Argyri Pavliotis, Soti Triantafillou. It is coordinated by the educator and translator Stamos Tsitsonis.

11.00 a.m.: Round table with teachers and coordinators of school reading clubs Ilias Andrianos, Thanasi Vlacho, Katerina Kalfopoulou, Alkisti Patrineli, Spyros Stouris, Maria Falida. It is coordinated by teacher Stavroula Papanikolaou.

It will follow, at 12.30 Creation "regarding the modern administration and the European ones, speech by the professor at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Patras Tasos Bundis, on "Complexity Science and the Role of Mathematical Modeling". The conference will close with a discussion with the audience.

Material from the activities of the THALIS+FRIENDS group as well as from the activities of the reading clubs will be hosted in the Reading Room of the National Library from Wednesday 25 April to Monday 30 April.

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The tops of the mountains,  the sky and two ancient temples!  Across from each other,  up there on the mountains of Ilia and Messinia,  the well-known Epicurean Apollo on one side and a "new" temple,  which is only now being revealed,  on the other hand. At an altitude of 1000 meters and after traveling at least 7 kilometers of impassable, rural dirt road above the village of Ano Melpeia until you reach the hill with the chapel of the Prophet Ilias, the remains of this temple were discovered by the archaeologist Dr. Xeni Arapogianni, previously head of the Greek Antiquities Ephorate.

Dated late 6th – early 5th BC. century this unknown temple is preserved unfortunately only in terms of its foundation,  however, the space was scattered around it with architectural members, which had been used to build a small church.  As Mrs. Arapogianni says, when the small church was demolished to build a new one - eventually this was done on a neighboring hill -, the place was filled with letters,  triglyphs and other members of the ancient temple.

This is what happened 1995 but as soon as 2010   the excavation began,  which revealed not only the existence of the building but also extraordinary findings: Ceramics,  copper objects and the most interesting, a large number of iron weapons and mainly spearheads that were tributes to the temple. But also a bronze statuette of a naked man came to light,  probably a warrior since he is holding a spear in one hand.

"This fact allows us to conclude that the temple was dedicated to a war deity",  says Mrs. Arapogianni. Adding: "The direct visual contact with the temple of Epicurean Apollo but also the similarity of the vows, mainly of iron spears, they could attribute the temple of Ano Melpeia to Apollo, but without excluding the worship of Artemis or Athena".

The temple was found in "Petroula" which is located on the outskirts of Mount Tetrazi. The top of the hill where it was built had been leveled by the ancients just to accommodate the building. The temple was long,  according to calculations,  about the 23  meters,  although its maximum surviving dimensions are 20.65×10.75 meters while the thickness of the walls ranges from 0,80 to 0,90 μ. A part of it though,  the east,  it is completely destroyed, because it had served as the foundation of the Christian temple.

But the interesting thing is,  that inside it Mrs. Arapogiannis revealed a smaller building with surviving dimensions of 15.60x2.18 meters made of clay stones, without binding material, the eastern side of which was also damaged. The floor of the temple and the inner building was covered with small ones, almost slab-like stones connected with mortar.

“In my opinion this was the first temple, the archaic,  which dates back to the end of the 6th BC.  century. It was probably built by the Spartans who were the conquerors of Messinia and when later the Messinians were freed they built a bigger temple in the same place",  says the archaeologist.

Copper bracelets ending in a snake's head, copper small vessel a copper plate with a relief of a woman holding a branch, iron hilts and iron fittings of utensils and among them in excellent preservation a bronze cylindrical stem terminating in a lion's head. And of course the iron weapons and at least 20 spearheads. These are findings from the sanctuary ,  which the faithful dedicated to the worshiped deity. Also, one of the most important finds was a votive inscription, engraved on the rim of a portion of a clay vessel, where the word stands out: TOLERANCE.

But there is a problem:  No columns or capitals have been identified anywhere. Only epistles and triglyphs with metopes and cornices,  all stone. “I think it might have had wooden columns, but this was not usual at all. Therefore, further research is needed, are there somewhere...",  as Mrs. Arapogianni says. Except that she herself can no longer come back, after the "reserve" caught up.

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