See the detailed program of events
The museums and cultural spaces of the Municipality of Athens open their doors again and invite children to incredible activities!
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Free entry – By reservation
One day before the opening of schools, the Municipality of Athens invites young and old to spend creative time in the museums and cultural spaces of the municipality through recreational and educational activities with free participation. The beloved “Sundays in Athens” returns on Sunday, September 11 with the theme “Above all the book!” commemorating the World Day for the Eradication of Illiteracy which is celebrated on September 8.
The first activity of the fall season invites participants to discover the magical world of the book through fun and original creative learning activities. Our little friends will dive into the exciting universe of books, travel the whole world through its pages, rummage through secret archives and create their own heroes and their own unique stories!
In the action on Sunday, September 11, the following venues are participating: Fotaeri Industrial Museum, “Angeliki Hatzimichalis” Museum of Folk Art and Tradition, Plato’s Academy Digital Museum, Central Library, Children’s Library, “Eleftherios Venizelos” Museum. Participation in the activities is free, with a reservation required for each area of ​​interest.
The program in detail:
Industrial Museum of Light Gas
Searching for stolen files
Educational program for children from 7 years old
Caution! Someone tried to steal secret documents of the old gas plant, the first energy plant in all of Greece! But the guard stopped him but, in his attempt to escape, the thief scattered the secret documents throughout the factory… Will you manage to find them and put them back in their place? Guided by a map and other exploration tools, become a detective and get ready to discover the rarest documents of the old factory!
Hours: 11:00 & 12:00
Duration: 60′
Meeting point: Central Chimney
Make your own comic book hero
Art workshop for children from 3 years old
Something strange is happening in the city of Athens! The gas plant stopped working and the city was plunged into darkness! Only a true hero can give the light back to the people! How about you, can you invent him and make the unique rescue story?
Hours: 11:00 & 12:00
Duration: 60′
Meeting point: Skywalk forecourt
Information
Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens
Piraeus 100, Gazi, 11854
Reservation required: 2130109325 (Wed-Fri, 11:00-16:00)
Central Library
Welcome to the Gloomy House
Educational program for families with children over 12 years old
The Library, drawing inspiration from the life and works of Charles Dickens, is transformed into a huge reader-friendly escape room and everyone discovers the great author’s stories together.
Time: 11:00
Duration: 70′
Information
Domokou 2, St. Larissa, 10440
Reservation required: 2108846021 (Mon-Fri, 10:00-14:00)
“Eleftherios Venizelos” Museum
School books of another era!
Educational program for children from 10 years old
What were textbooks like in 1917 or 1928? What were high school students taught in Greek history class in 1917? What were they learning in Cosmography class in 1923? We expect children and parents to see old school books up close and to take a journey through education from the time of Eleftherios Venizelos to today.
Time: 10:30
Duration: 60′
Information
Vasilissis Sofias, Eleftheria Park, 11521
Reservation required: 2107232604 (Mon-Fri, 11:00-14:00)
Museum of Folk Art and Tradition “Aggeliki Hatzimihalis”
Around the world in 80… minutes
Educational program for children 7-10 years old
And the journey begins… London-Paris-Pridezi-Suez or… maybe we should make a stop at the Acropolis of Athens and visit my good friend Angeliki Hatzimichalis, wonders Phileas Fogg? After all, “He was a man who should have traveled everywhere – at least mentally.” On the occasion of Jules Verne’s book “Around the World in 80 Days”, we will become fellow travelers for “exactly” 80 minutes!
Time: 10:30
Duration: 80′
Information
English Hatzimichalis 6, Plaka, 10558
Reservation required: 2103243987 (Mon-Fri, 10:00-15:00)
Children’s Library
A Sunday dedicated to the book!
Educational program for children from 5 years old
We will discover the Children’s Library through the stories of the books from its collection. An educational program that will give us inspiration and knowledge about the magical world of books!
Time: 11:00
Duration: 70′
Information
Domokou 2, St. Larissa, 10440
Reservation required: 2108846011, (Mon-Fri, 11:00-16:00)
Digital Museum of Plato’s Academy
Plato’s Myths
Storytelling of myths from Plato’s State for children 6-12 years old
Children will travel through Plato’s myths to philosophical thought. Each myth at the end leaves us to continue the investigation that was left open. So what will be the ending that our little friends will choose for each myth?
Time 11:00
Duration: 60′
Information
of Monastery and Kreon, Athens, 10442
Reservation required: 2105142138 (Mon-Fri, 10:00-14:00)
Next “Sundays in Athens”: 16 October “More salt… in the museum!”, 6 November “All unique… all equal”
*The “Sundays in Athens” are part of the three-year plan of the Municipality of Athens “Culture is Athens / Πολιτισμός είνη Αθηνια” which aims to upgrade, unify and highlight the cultural fabric of the capital as well as the practical support of artists and workers in the sector of the civilization.
More information:
cultureisathens.gr
gasmuseum.gr
without.gr
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