- New digital exhibition of the collections
- Innovative live audiovisual presentation with images from the museum
The OTE Group Telecommunications Museum has scheduled new innovative digital activities and educational programmes for the celebration of the International Museum Day (18 May) and the World Telecommunications Day (17 May), introducing the public to the history and world of telecommunications through original and interactive experiences.
Reflecting the theme of this year’s International Museum Day – “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine” – the telecommunications museum has scheduled three types of digital activities, from
Sunday, 16 May, through Tuesday, 18 May. A new
digital exhibition is already available in the Collections & Exhibits section of the museum’s website, where visitors can view some of the collections and find information on the exhibits.
Innovative live audiovisual presentation – “Infinite Connections”
19:00-19:40 on Tuesday, 18 May, Live streaming on the COSMOTE YouTube channel
Music of the modern Greek stage, from radio producer Kostis Nikiforakis, is combined for the first time with footage and audiovisual material from the museum, creating an original audiovisual collage.
Digital art workshop - “From 1821 to 2021: Flambouras and Bairakis! We raised a bairaki!”
Monday, 17 May & Tuesday, 18 May, 18.00-19.00, for all ages, via Zoom,
online bookings
On the occasion of the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, flambouras and bairakis, which were flags and banners during the Greek revolution, are combined with patterns and paintings from the abstract art movement.
Online STEM educational programmes:
“Light fires and send messages with torches!
Children travel through time, discovering the ancient Phryctoriae (telecommunications beacons), by taking their first steps in programming and, through the Scratch Junior programme.
“Create codes and send telegrams in Morse code”
Children gain advanced knowledge of programming through the Scratch 3.0 program, by writing their own codes, designing a Morse telegraph simulation to send their own telegrams in Morse code!
All of the museum’s educational programmes have been designed with the support of museum-education specialized personnel and are free for the public.
From the outset of the pandemic in 2020, with the message #StayConnected #StayCurious, the Telecommunications Museum has supported learning, entertainment and creativity through its digital technology-assisted activities, welcoming the public when conditions allow. The OTE Group Telecommunications Museum will open to the public, with extended visiting hours, on Monday, 17 May (10.00-18.00), and Tuesday, 18 May (10.00-20.00), following the necessary health protocols for Covid-19.
The Telecommunications Museum’s objective is to preserve and pass on the history of telecommunications as part of Greek cultural heritage. Today, the Museum’s collections include over 4,000 artefacts and 33,000 documents, including maps, photographs and rare audiovisual material.