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PERMANENT EXHIBITION “ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS AT ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT” IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION “ELEFTHERIOS K. VENIZELOS”

Athens International Airport «Eleftherios Venizelos» and the National Research Foundation «Eleftherios K. Venizelos» honorably present the exhibition titled «Eleftherios Venizelos at Athens International Airport», which has been located at the airport since 2001. The cooperation is renewed for the third time, as the multimedia and interactive content that is currently presented contributes to the cultural promotion of Greece worldwide. The objective of the exhibition is to present to the travelers and visitors of the Airport the crucial role that Eleftherios Venizelos played in the development of the Modern Greek nation. Another important reason, which also contributed to the naming of the airport, is that in 1929, the Prime Minister, Eleftherios Venizelos founded the Ministry of Aviation and assumed the position of Minister. In 1930, the first Greek airline was founded and the following year, with himself as its first passenger, the route Athens - Thessaloniki - Athens was inaugurated. The personality and the political career of Eleftherios Venizelos are presented through an integrated system of monitors. The 'narrative' uses photographic and audiovisual material from the Foundation's archive which was created exclusively for this particular exhibition. It starts in 1910, when he first assumed the Prime Minister's post and ends with his death in 1936. Two interactive games complement the exhibition. The first, "Venizelos: A life in pictures," presents visual material from the Foundation's archive on the political, personal, revolutionary and diplomatic actions of Venizelos. The second game "Find the Differences" is an original pedagogical scenario, which was created for younger and older visitors, to discover information about Venizelos and the Museum of Halepa while having fun. The bust of Eleftherios Venizelos is a donation by Electra Th. Vassiliou in memory of her husband, sculptor Theodore J. Vassiliou. The exhibition is located at the Departures Level (Entrance 3, upper level). The exhibition remains open 24 hours a day and is accessible to visitors and travelers of the airport.

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